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Ancient crystals suggest Earth's core is 4 billion years younger than the planet

New Atlas - Wed 30 Jan 19

The Earth is almost 4.5 billion years old, but it's young at heart – literally. Researchers from the University of Rochester have now dated the solid inner core of the planet to just ...

Life on Earth May Have Been Made Possible by an Ancient, Violent Collision

Discover Magazine - Fri 25 Jan 19

Life on Earth Did the violent, cosmic collision that created the moon make life on Earth possible? One new study suggests so. There are a number of theories for how life originated on Earth, ...

Life on Earth may have been made possible by an ancient, violent collision, Astronomy.com - Fri 25 Jan 19

The moon’s violent birth may have given Earth the ingredients of life

Newscientist - Wed 23 Jan 19

We think the moon formed when a Mars-sized object crashed into the young Earth. The same object could also have brought the carbon and other elements we need for life

Did a planetary collision make this possible?

Cosmos Magazine - Wed 23 Jan 19

Yes, it formed the Moon and gave Earth its volatile elements, scientists say. Samantha Page reports.

Planetary collision that formed the moon made life possible on Earth

Phys.org - Wed 23 Jan 19

Most of Earth's essential elements for life—including most of the carbon and nitrogen in you—probably came from another planet.

Planetary collision that formed the Moon made life possible on Earth, SpaceDaily - Thu 24 Jan 19
Planetary collision that formed the moon made life possible on Earth, ScienceDaily - Wed 23 Jan 19

Collision with Mars-sized object could explain Earth's unusual element ratio

CandEN - Tue 29 Jan 19

Impact could have forced more carbon out of the early Earth's core

The collision that formed the moon may have delivered the building blocks of life

Popular Science - Thu 24 Jan 19

Space Sort of a two-birds-with-one-planet-sized-stone situation. The origin of the moon and the origin of life on Earth might be more tied together than we once thought, according ...

How a two-planet smashup left the Earth with its elements

Ars Technica - Thu 24 Jan 19

Lab experiments point to the collision that formed the Moon.

Moon-Forming Smashup May Have Paved the Way for Life on Earth

SPACE.com - Thu 24 Jan 19

The long-ago giant impact that led to the formation of Earth's moon also helped make life as we know it possible on our planet, a new study suggests.

Mars-sized planetary impact may have seeded ingredients for life on Earth

ZME Science - Thu 24 Jan 19

New insights into how life appeared on Earth -- but also possibly on other planets.

Life on Earth may have come from a collision with ancient planet more than 4 billion years ago

FOXNews - Thu 24 Jan 19

A new study suggests that the building blocks for life on Earth came from a galactic collision with another Mars-sized object more than 4 billion years ago.

Collision that helped formed the moon started life on Earth, study suggests

USA today - Thu 24 Jan 19

A collision with another planet that helped form the moon may have also aided the start of life on Earth, said a new study published Wednesday.        

Planetary Collision That Formed Moon Left Elements For Life on Earth

Geek.com - Thu 24 Jan 19

All life on Earth is probably made possible by a planetary collision that created the Moon more than 4.4 billion years ago. A new study by Rice University petrologists reveals that most of […] The ...

Earth Swallowed Another Planet and (Maybe) That's Why Life Exists

SPACE.com - Thu 24 Jan 19

A collision with a Mars-like planet could have given Earth the ingredients it needed for life to form.

Earth Swallowed Another Planet and (Maybe) That's Why Life Exists, Livescience - Wed 23 Jan 19

Life on Earth owes its existence to a planetary collision 4.4 billion years ago that formed the moon

Daily Mail - Wed 23 Jan 19

Researchers from Rice University in Houston, Texas, compiled their evidence from a combination of high-temperature, high-pressure experiments in the lab (stock image).

Planetary collision could have seeded Earth with the ingredients for life

UPI - Thu 24 Jan 19

According to a new study, it's possible the building blocks for life on Earth were delivered by a violent planetary collision.