Tag Archive for 'Early Moon'

Darren Williams & Michael Zugger examined the concept of collision-less binary exchange for capturing massive satellites -- comparable to and larger than the Moon -- around terrestrial-mass objects either inside or outside the Solar System.

Young Earth May Have Captured Moon from Space, Research Suggests

Oct 2, 2024 by News Staff

The Moon may have been captured during a close encounter between a young Earth and a terrestrial binary (a system of the Moon and another rocky object),...

When the Moon had a magnetic field, it would have been shielded from incoming solar wind, as shown in this illustration. Image credit: NASA.

Moon’s Ancient Magnetosphere May Have Helped Early Earth Retain Its Atmosphere

Oct 15, 2020 by News Staff

Solar storms strip a planet’s atmosphere over time, and only a strong magnetosphere would be able to provide maximum protection. Lunar samples gathered...