7.5K views · 279 reactions | 4.6 billion years ago the sun ignited, leaving behind gas and dust that gave birth to each of our planets. The in-depth process of each planet's creation is astounding, and scientists carry out research to learn more about each planet and its properties. #Space #NASA #HowTheUniverseWorks #SolarSystem #BIGBANG Watch more on discovery+: https://bit.ly/3l9tT1j | Love Space | Facebook

The giant-impact model suggests that at some point in Earth's very early history, these two bodies collided. During this massive collision, nearly all of Earth and Theia melted and reformed as one body, with a small part of the new mass spinning off to become the Moon as we know it. | The Science of Universe