In this essay, I will be talking about the start of the whole solar system, how the moon was formed, and some fun facts about the moon. First, there was only a cloud of dust, and then the dust particles began to combine due to the force of gravity. The sun was formed when so many dust particles gathered that the heat generated caused nuclear fusion, a process that creates heat and energy. The sun became massive and hot; because of that, it continued nuclear fusion. Now, at some point in the future, the sun will switch fusing elements to oxygen. Because oxygen can’t fuse, the sun would expand dramatically, shed its outer layer, and turn into a white dwarf. Unlike other stars, the sun won’t turn into a supernova since it isn’t big enough to do so. The other planets formed the same way as the sun, orbiting with rocky surfaces nd gases, but they couldn’t perform nuclear fusion because they lacked the gravity and heat to do so. Next, after all of the planets formed, Earth was just like any other planet, rock hard, maybe a little atmosphere, but scientists don’t know. There was another planet called Theia, an important one among many others. Theia actually collided with Earth, creating chaos: bits from both planets scattered and formed a set of rings around the Earth. Over time, the gravity worked again, pulling the rings closer together, slowly combining them, and forming the moon. Finally, after learning about how the moon formed, it’s time for some fun facts about the moon!! The moon is actually moving 1.5 in.(3.8 cm) away from the Earth! By the time the moon would, in theory, be far enough away to stop orbiting Earth, the sun would be long gone, and the moon and Earth would too. The moon is pretty important, with some upsides and downsides. It helps with the tides; however, if you are a stargazer, the moment the moon appears, you're done for the day. That happened to me a few times while I was trying to see a shooting star during the Perseids. Without the moon, it would be pretty dark, and there would be no tides- thank goodness that will never happen. In conclusion, there are lots of things to know about the moon. It all started with dust, and with lots of time and good old gravity, the solar system. Then Theia crashed into the Earth, causing the Earth to have tiny rings for a bit. Gravity, working its slow magic again, pulled the rings together and formed the moon! And here is one more fun fact: the moon is moving at 1.5 in.(3.8 cm) away from the Earth each year, but even with that happening, it won’t get a chance to escape Earth’s gravity. Not all of this might be correct, so if you want to fact check me visit: NASA.gov