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Two Fragments of Protoplanet Theia Lie Deep within Earth, Geoscientists Say

By Enrico de Lazaro November 1, 2023

A giant collision between the ancient protoplanet Theia and the proto-Earth about 4.5 billion years ago may have formed Earth’s Moon as well as two continent-sized regions — formally known…

InSight Finds Evidence for Molten Silicate Layer above Martian Metallic Core

By News Staff October 25, 2023

Mars’ liquid iron alloy core is surrounded by a layer of fully molten silicate (magma) about 150 km thick, according to a pair of papers published in the journal Nature.…

Planetary Scientists Find Evidence for Active Mantle Plume on Mars

By News Staff December 6, 2022

Elysium Planitia, a flat-smooth plain just north of the Martian equator, is underlain by an 4,000-km-diameter active mantle plume, according to new research by scientists from the Lunar and Planetary…

Two Fragments of Protoplanet Theia Lie Deep within Earth, Geoscientists Say

InSight Finds Evidence for Molten Silicate Layer above Martian Metallic Core

Planetary Scientists Find Evidence for Active Mantle Plume on Mars

AMS Detector Reveals Surprising Surplus of Cosmic Rays Made of Deuterons

Study: Asteroid Psyche Originated beyond Solar System’s Snow Line and Later Migrated to Main Belt