New research shows that Theia, the planet that collided with Earth and formed the Moon, was a rocky world born closer to the ...
Theia impact, with the Sun in the background, illustrating the idea that Theia originated close to the Sun. Image ...
Where did the planet the size of Mars that crashed into Earth billions of years ago come from? Theia has captured the ...
NASA’s Perseverance rover has spotted a striking iron- and nickel-rich rock on Mars, named “Phippsaksla,” which may be a ...
In the current issue of the journal Science, researchers determine the possible composition of Theia. The impactor’s ...
Scientists have proposed a shocking new theory for the origin of the moon, and their calculations suggest Earth once had a ...
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NASA’s Mars Rover Perseverance Discovers "Alien Rock" on the Red Planet
A rock that is described as "unusually shaped" and "not meant to be on the surface of Mars" has nevertheless made its way to ...
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Moss Survives Outside Space Station For 9 Months, Marking Historic First
Common moss spores survived nine months bolted to the outside of the International Space Station, paving the way toward space ...
The Origins of Theia, the Cosmic Impactor that Violently Birthed the Moon, Has Finally Been Revealed
New research reveals that Theia, the colossal, Mars-sized impactor that collided with the Earth to birth our Moon, may have ...
Earth and the planetary object that gave rise to the Moon were likely born in the same region of the solar system.
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