Well, buckle up, space cadets, because we’re blasting off on an adventure to the early days of our solar system!

Imagine a time when Earth was just a bumpy ball of rock, still settling in its new cosmic neighborhood. Along came Theia, an object almost as big as Mars, zooming by a little too close.

Boom!!

They crashed into each other.

This was quite impactful and it sent molten rock flying out into space! This fiery ring of debris swirled around Earth, just like Saturn’s rings, only hotter and less organised. Over time, these hot chunks started to clump together. They squished and squashed, melded and merged, until finally, they formed one giant ball – our moon!

So next time you gaze at the moon, remember, it’s not just a big rock. It’s a survivor, a reminder of a cosmic collision!