Skip to content
KidCastslittle ears. big adventures.
← Back to the podcast
Science for Kids / Science's Not Boring: The Kids Science Podcast Shared for you

LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE

How was Earth formed?

From the podcast Science for Kids / Science's Not Boring: The Kids Science Podcast

·11:59
Have you ever wondered where our home planet came from? Buckle up, space explorers, because we are traveling back four and a half billion years to witness the fiery, explosive birth of planet Earth! Before there were oceans, mountains, or even dinosaurs, Earth started as a giant, freezing cold cloud of space dust. But when an exploding star sent a shockwave through space, things got crazy! Tiny specks of dust crashed together like the ultimate bumper-car ride to form massive space rocks in a mind-blowing process called accretion. Soon, early Earth became a glowing, red, liquid lava planet floating in space! But the craziest part hasn't even happened yet. Imagine a Mars-sized planet named Theia slamming straight into Earth at twenty-two thousand miles per hour! This unbelievable cosmic collision blasted fiery debris into space, which quickly clumped together to create our very own Moon! Discover how a bubbling magma ocean finally cooled down, how steam created our first oceans, and where scientists found the oldest crystals on Earth. Join Mira and Finn on this spectacular adventure into the history of our solar system!