The Straits Times
Published on Oct 18, 2012

Harvard scientists suggest Moon was made from Earth



In a paper published on Wednesday in the journal Science, Ms Sarah Stewart and Mr Matija C'uk said their theory would explain why the Earth and Moon have similar composition and chemistry.


With the Earth spinning so quickly, a giant impact could have launched enough of the Earth's material to form a moon, the scientists said in an explanation published on a Harvard website. htt p: www.fas.harvard.edu/~planets/sstewart/Moon.html