Zircon study urges re-look at early Earth and Moon cataclysm dates

Zircon study urges re-look at early Earth and Moon cataclysm dates

A study of terrestrial zircons at the Vredefort impact structure in South Africa by a research team led by Aaron Cavosie, a professor of geoscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has questioned the accuracy of the currently used method to date lunar…

Missing planet explains our solar system’s structure

Missing planet explains our solar system’s structure

The Solar System once had five giant gaseous planets rather than the four it has today. That's the conclusion from a computer simulation of the Solar System's evolution, which suggests the fifth giant was hurled into interstellar space some 4 billion years…