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Scientists traced the Moon's parent planet Theia to the inner Solar System, solving a 4.5-billion-year mystery.

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About 4.5 billion years ago, a colossal impact between the young Earth and a mysterious planetary body called Theia changed everything—reshaping Earth, forming the Moon, and scattering clues across ...

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