A recently published theory has presented a new explanation on how the moon could have possibly reached its current location. The new theory offered a new twist to the generally-accepted "giant impact" theory.

The new theory claims that a high energy collision could have left a mass of molten and vaporized material from which both the Earth and the moon were formed. The new model also explained that the impact caused the Earth to tilt its axis to point towards the Sun and was spinning to a two-hour day, according to Phys.org.

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The new theory on the moon's current location explained that a collision could have had more impact and energy compared to the currently accepted theory. Because of this, both the Earth and the Moon condensed from the same material, further strengthening the claim that the two celestial bodies were made of the same composition.

Due to the angular momentum from tidal forces, the moon was forced to recede from the Earth until reaching the point scientists called "LaPlace plan transition."

At this point, forces from the Earth affecting the moon have waned down due the Sun's gravitation forces, thus its current location.

It was further explained that over the span of several million years, the Moon continues to move away from the Earth until it reached what is called the Cassini transition. With this, the moon's inclination dropped to about five degrees, which helped put the moon in its current orbit.

The new theory's senior author Sarah Stewart noted her theory has more viable points as it hinges on a single, gigantic impact at the beginning.

Explaining the new theory, Stewart said, "One giant impact sets off the sequence of the events."

Keep posted for the latest updates on the moon's current location.

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