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  1. Earth and Theia smashed to birth the moon, but did they first ...

    4 days ago · Theia, the giant impactor that smashed into Earth to birth the moon, may have been our planet's solar system neighbor.

  2. New Research Suggest Earth and Theia were Neighbors Before ...

    1 day ago · About 4.5 billion years ago, the most momentous event in the history of Earth occurred: a huge celestial body called Theia collided with the young Earth. How the collision …

  3. The Lost Planet that Created the Moon Came From the Inner ...

    3 days ago · New work pinpoints origins for the planet Theia, whose ancient collision with Earth likely produced the moon

  4. Theia and Earth Were Neighbors - mpg.de

    4 days ago · In the current issue of the journal Science, researchers determine the possible composition of Theia. The impactor’s composition allows conclusions about its place of origin. …

  5. Scientists may have found the planet that made the Moon

    19 hours ago · Scientists may have found the planet that made the Moon Researchers have traced chemical clues in rocks from Earth and the Moon to uncover the origins of Theia, the …

  6. Theia and Earth were neighbors – Scientific Inquirer

    2 days ago · Theia and Earth were neighbors New research suggests Earth and Theia formed as planetary neighbors, not distant strangers. Their close cosmic dance may have led to a …

  7. Study Traces Moon-Forming Impact to an Inner Solar System ...

    1 day ago · Isotopic fingerprints in lunar, terrestrial, and meteorite samples show Theia formed in the inner Solar System, likely near Earth, clarifying the Moon’s giant-impact origins.