Ancient impact with Theia may have brought water and life to Earth
Earth’s story may have hardened into place almost as soon as the Solar System began. That is the…
Moon-Forming Protoplanet Theia Originated from Inner Solar System, New Research Suggests
The Moon formed from a giant impact of the proto-Earth with the ancient protoplanet Theia. In a new…
Scientists Discover Remnants of Cataclysmically Destroyed Planet That Became Earth
Before Earth, there was “proto Earth,” a primitive hunk of rock that formed four and a half billion…
MIT scientists find traces of ancient Earth deep beneath surface
Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and international collaborators have identified what appears to be preserved material…