Emily Kwong
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Like, where did Thea come from?
And how did the moon come to stay in our orbit and be so round and so beautiful?
So today on the show, our moon.
We try to answer one of the most enduring questions.
How was the moon made and how do we know?
And what does all of this have to do with water's origin story?
You are listening to Shortwave, the science podcast from NPR.
All right, Gina, I know you love Europa, one of the moons of Jupiter.
But where does our homegrown moon rank for you?
An impact that gave us our moon.
This is the hypothesis I want to learn more about.
Before we get into it, though, are there other competing hypotheses?
I've heard early solar system formation is like roller derby.
It's just all these players like knocking each other around.
Oh, I'm going to call this the Jimmy Stewart theory.
You know how Jimmy Stewart says to Mary in It's a Wonderful Life, I'm going to lasso the moon?