All 3 The Lord of the Rings Movies Are Returning to Theaters in Extended Edition Form, So Prepare Yourself for Hours — and Hours — of Middle-earth Fun All Over A…

Fathom Entertainment will release all three Extended Editions from Peter Jackson’s trilogy in DBOX presentation from January ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Weak Spot in Earth’s Magnetic Field Is Growing, but Scientists Say Not to Worry. Here’s a Look at What Shields Us From Space Weather

Our planet’s magnetosphere has seen dramatic shifts across its history—even total reversals—but this recent wrinkle doesn’t ...

3I/ATLAS to make its closest approach to Earth in December. Here's the latest

Later in December, the 3I/ATLAS interstellar comet will get as close to Earth as it ever will. Here's what to know.
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Forming moon may have taken three big impacts early in Earth’s history

Conventionally, the moon is thought to have formed during one big impact, but a three-impact model might make more sense ...

Earth system models overstate carbon removal: New findings suggest nitrogen fixation is 50% lower than thought

High levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide intensify climate change, but high carbon dioxide levels can also stimulate plant ...
Science Daily

Early Earth’s sky may have created the first ingredients for life

Researchers recreated conditions from billions of years ago and found that Earth’s young atmosphere could make key molecules ...
University of Chicago News

Moon may have formed through Earth’s collision with close neighbor, study finds

"During the early solar system's game of cosmic billiards, Earth was struck by a neighbor,” said Dauphas. “It was a lucky shot. Without the moon's steadying influence on our planet's tilt, the climate ...
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Theia – The Giant Impactor That Formed The Moon – Assembled Closer To The Sun Than Earth Is Now

To our best of our understanding, the Moon formed from Earth following a colossal impact. A Mars-sized world we nicknamed Theia slammed and merged with the primordial Earth, throwing material into ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

A Planet Slammed Into Earth 4.5 Billion Years Ago, Forming the Moon. The Projectile May Have Been Our Neighbor

Little is known about the long-destroyed moon-forming planet, Theia. But it may have been born in the inner solar system—just like Earth—a new study suggests ...
Earth.com

Which animal could replace humans as Earth’s dominant species? This scientist has an idea

Human beings have been at the center of ecological change on Earth for thousands of years. But as history shows, no species ...

What is 'space gum?' New analysis of Bennu asteroid yields surprising finds

Studying samples from the Bennu asteroid, researchers have found sugars essential for biology, stardust and ... something ...
The New York Times

The Moon Was an Inside Job

New research suggests that Theia, the object whose collision with Earth is theorized to have caused the formation of the moon, came from closer to the sun. Artist’s impression of the collision between ...