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Astronomers find traces of ancient planet Theia in moon rocks proving ‘giant impact’ theory 

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Traces of the ancient Mars-sized wandering planet Theia that nearly destroyed Earth and formed the Moon 4.5 billion years ago is found in lunar rocks. This goes some way to proving a long-held theory that the moon was formed out of material expelled after Theia collided with the Earth billions of years ago. Researchers from … Read more

‘Tunguska event’ site scoured for traces of ‘cosmic matter’

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Russian scientists have been scouring a remote Siberian lake for traces of ‘cosmic matter’ to prove that a meteor caused the massive ‘Tunguska event’ explosion. The event saw an explosion above the lake flatten 770 square miles of Siberia and scientists believe it was caused by a meteor exploding miles above the surface.  The leading … Read more