New insights into a pair of colossal, continent-sized structures 1,800 miles beneath the Earth’s surface have revealed clues ...
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Earth and the Mysterious Planet Theia Were Likely Close Neighbors Before the Moon Formed
Discover how scientists have used iron isotopes to determine the likely origin of the Mars-sized planet named Theia.
New research suggests that Theia, the object whose collision with Earth is theorized to have caused the formation of the moon ...
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Theia – The Giant Impactor That Formed The Moon – Assembled Closer To The Sun Than Earth Is Now
To our best of our understanding, the Moon formed from Earth following a colossal impact. A Mars-sized world we nicknamed ...
For decades, scientists have sought to decipher the mystery of the origin of Earth’s essential elements and the reasons why some of them seem to be missing from our planet. However, a new study sheds ...
The Moon's formation may not just have smashed Earth -- it may have stretched our planet into a potato for millions of years afterwards. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in ...
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