For the first time in years, astronomers are seriously talking about adding a new member to the solar system’s planetary ...
By measuring iron isotopes in Moon rocks and meteorites, researchers determined Theia probably formed closer to the Sun than ...
LONDON — The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper's authors have ...
Roughly four and a half billion years ago the planet Theia slammed into Earth, destroying Theia, melting large fractions of ...
The unusual comet—which is to pass Earth again in the coming weeks—is only the third known object to visit us from outside ...