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Blobs left behind from a collision between the Earth and a Mars-sized object may have led to plate tectonics and eventually earthquakes.

Science & Energy

Earthquakes Caused by Mysterious Blobs Inside Earth, Scientists Say

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have uncovered new evidence supporting the theory that bigger chunks of Theia may have sunk into the Earth over billions of years.

Science & Energy

There’s Wreckage of an Alien Planet Deep Inside the Earth, Scientists Say

By Victor Tangermann

With the help of state-of-the-art supercomputers, we're getting a whole lot closer to unraveling the mystery behind the formation of the Moon.

Science & Energy

Brutal Video Simulates When Earth Hit Another Planet Many Years Ago

By Victor Tangermann

The gigantic blobs buried within the Earth's mantle, thought to be fragments of the ancient protoplanet Theia, are unfathomably huge.

Science & Energy

Pieces of Alien Planet Buried Inside Earth Are “Millions of Times Larger Than Mount Everest”

By Dan Robitzski

A study suggests that the mysterious, giant blobs hidden in the Earth's mantle might be the remains of a protoplanet that crashed billions of years ago.

Science & Energy

There Appears to Be a Huge Chunk of an Ancient Planet Buried Inside Earth

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers from the University of New Mexico believe they have found the remains of Theia buried deep beneath the lunar surface in a new paper.

Science & Energy

Fragment of Planet That Hit Earth May Be Buried Inside Moon

By Victor Tangermann

A new study suggests that the Moon formed after a Mars-sized object known as Theia slammed into a magma-covered young Earth.

Science & Energy

New Theory: The Moon Formed From Magma Blasted Away From Earth

By Kristin Houser

Scientists Assert That Earth is Really Made of Two Different Planets

Scientists Assert That Earth is Really Made of Two Different Planets

By Todd Jaquith