According to his research, the collision did not homogenize Earth's mantle as previously believed. Instead, it created distinct layers, marking the beginning of Earth's geological evolution.

MIT professor tracking asteroid, NASA lowers probability of collision 02:48. An astronomer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge is tracking a huge asteroid that could collide ...

Seismologists have recognized since the 1970s that two mysterious continent-sized blobs reside in the deepest part of Earth's mantle, one under Africa and the other under the South Pacific region.

Strange blobs in Earth’s mantle are relics of a massive collision Impact with a body called Theia 4.5 billion years ago left remnants deep inside Earth — and also created the Moon. By ...

The plate tectonics that determine the shape of our continents may have originated from a huge impact billions of years ago. This huge collision with the Earth, thought to have occurred around 4.5 ...

Our latest data on the IRAS / GGSE 4 event shows potential miss distances of 13-87 meters, with a lowered collision probability currently at 1 in 1000. Time of closest approach remains at 2020-01 ...

Most scientists agree that a major collision 4.5 billion years ago with a protoplanet named Theia formed the Earth-Moon system. Now, a new study from the University of Nevada argues that, out of ...

Computer simulations suggest that a collision with another planetary object early in Earth’s history may have provided the heat to set off plate tectonics. By Lucas Joel Some 4.5 billion years ...

On September 26, 2022, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, successfully smashed into a non-Earth-threatening asteroid named Dimorphos after a 10-month journey.Success in this case was ...

Collision between young Earth and Mars-sized planet might be why we’re all here today. By Mike Wehner. Published Jan 23rd, 2019 7:06PM EST. If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an ...

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