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Supermoon as seen through arch in Pula amphitheatre. ARCHIVE: Pula, Croatia - 14 November 2016

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Video. Long lost Moon-forming planet traced to the inner Solar System

Updated: 23/11/2025 - 8:02 GMT+1

Moon’s precursor planet, Theia, disappeared billions ago, leaving scientists no direct chemical evidence to support the hypothesis. Now a team of astromers in France, Germany and the United States have analysed ancient lunar and terrestrial rocks to trace where Theia came from.

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