Recent studies, detailed in publications 'Nature', have identified intriguing anomalies known as large low-velocity provinces within Earth's lower mantle. These structures are theorized to contain ...

Scientists think a planet may have crashed into Earth 4.5 billion years ago, creating the moon. This alien planet, Theia, was thought to have completely disappeared in the collision. A new study ...

There may be chunks of an alien planet hiding within Earth. Scientists have long theorized that Earth collided with a planet called Theia 4.5 billion years ago, creating the Moon that we now see every ...

Astronomers have long suspected that the Moon formed roughly 4.5 billion years ago when a hefty planet-in-the-making called Theia collided with a young Earth. Now, researchers have found evidence that ...

PIECES of a protoplanet may still be inside of the Earth’s mantle after a collision that occurred 4.5 billion years ago, scientists claim in a new theory. The protoplanet is dubbed Theia and is ...

Researchers have long suspected that the Moon was formed after a Mars-sized protoplanet, dubbed Theia, smashed into the primordial Earth some 4.5 billion years ago. The literally Earth-shattering ...

A new study of metal ore deep inside the moon is offering fresh evidence that Earth's natural satellite was formed by an ancient planet crashing into Earth long ago. This long-theorized interplanetary ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...