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Clip: Season 46 Episode 11 | 1m 1s
Samples from the Apollo mission support an intriguing new theory for how the Moon formed called the “Giant Impact Hypothesis”
Aired: 07/10/19
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Discover why scientists and entrepreneurs alike have their sights set on the Moon again.
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The rocky planets have similar origins, but only 1 supports life. Was it always this way?
Discover why scientists and entrepreneurs alike have their sights set on the Moon again.
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Scientists investigate the deadly megafires that swept through California in 2018.
Can a daring water engineering project revive the Dead Sea without altering its chemistry?
