Scientists say they have found geochemical traces of Earth’s ancient self hidden far below our feet, suggesting that parts of the planet that existed before the Moon-forming collision 4.5 billion ...

How did meteorite impacts on the Moon influence water being delivered to Earth when both planetary bodies were forming? This is what a recent study publish | Space ...

The Giant Impact Hypothesis has long fascinated scientists as the leading explanation for the Moon's formation. Around 4.5 billion years ago, the Earth and a Mars-sized protoplanet called Theia ...

About 4.5 billion years ago, a colossal impact between the young Earth and a mysterious planetary body called Theia changed everything—reshaping Earth, forming the Moon, and scattering clues across ...

Earth’s deep interior may hold water equal to today’s oceans, challenging long-held views of how the planet became habitable.

"This is maybe the first direct evidence that we've preserved the proto-Earth materials." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

A study by researchers at the University of Oxford, University of Leeds, and University College London has identified a new constraint on the chemistry of Earth's core, by showing how it was able to ...

With two globular clusters thrown in for good measure. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astrophotographer Greg Meyer captured a ...

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