A simulation by NASA and Durham University puts forward a different theory for the origin of the Moon. The Moon may have formed in a matter of hours, when material from Earth and a Mars-sized body were thrown directly into orbit after impact.
NASA confirms with this simulation video of the formation of the moon, the theory of the ancient Greek Philosopher Empedocles (495-435 BC), where the creation of the world through the two forces – Attraction and Repulsion – took place as follows:
“In the beginning the ether was separated from the primordial Chaos and then the Fire, interacting with the Aether, crystallized it. While small pockets of fire were trapped within the crystallized ether, creating the ordinary stars. The great fire, because it made the universe heavy at its “top”, began to “age” downwards, giving the universe a spherical shape. Sliding down, it condensed into a point of fire, our familiar sun. In the same way the Moon and the Planets were created. The fire that created the Sun and the other heavenly bodies comes from the depths of the Earth”.
According to a newer theory – David Evans – the Earth 2.5 billion years ago was completely covered by glaciers (Snowball Earth) although its axis of rotation had approximately the same inclination as today (23.5 Degrees). It was saved from this entire glacier by volcanic eruptions, whose gases (carbon dioxide, methane, etc.) raised the average temperature of the Earth from -50 degrees Celsius to the current levels.
The simulations used in this research are some of the most detailed of their kind, operating at the highest resolution of any simulation to study the origin of the Moon or other giant impactors.
