The day Earth exploded: Scientist claims moon was created by massive nuclear blast 4bn years ago

The day Earth exploded: Scientist claims moon was created by massive nuclear blast 4bn years ago | Mail Online: "The origin of our moon has long been debated. Now, a scientist has claimed that Earth effectively 'gave birth' to the moon four-and-a-half billion years ago. A controversial new theory has been proposed that a giant explosion equivalent to 40 billion atomic bombs originating from the Earth's core somehow led to the formation of the moon.



Planetary scientist Wim van Westrenen believes this violent event took place approximately four-and-a-half billion years ago and could answer the hotly contested question of where our moon comes from."