Understand perfectly inelastic collisions through a simple clay ball example. This video explains how momentum is conserved while kinetic energy is not, helping you visualize what happens when objects ...

The moon did indeed coalesce out of tiny bits of pulverized planet blasted into space by a catastrophic collision 4.5 billion years ago, two new studies suggest. The new research potentially plugs a ...

Among the inner solar system, Earth is the only planet that experiences plate tectonics. A new study, using convection models, shows that Earth’s collision with the protoplanet Theia some 4.5 billion ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The formation of the moon has long remained a mystery, but new studies support the theory that ...