Scientists at UCLA have discovered that Earth is made up of two planets: Earth and Theia. Theia, a Mars-sized protoplanet, crashed into Earth 4.5 billion years ago when Earth was just 100 million years old. Previously, the giant impact hypothesis suggested that Theia sideswiped Earth, knocking off a chunk. That chunk, the theory goes, became the moon. Theia then continued on its journey through space. However, this new research, published in the journal Science, suggests that when Theia collided with Earth, it hit head on and fused with Earth instead of continuing its trek through the stars. That means that Theia is still here, under our feet. It's a part of Earth. The study, which was funded by NASA, the Deep Carbon Observatory and a grant from the European Research Council, focused on comparing moon rocks to Earth matter. The findings led the research team to the conclusion that Earth and the moon are so similar because the moon was created at the same time that Theia impacted and altered Earth. Read more http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/space/stories/earth-actually-two-planets
Interesting reply! It seems to counter-dict Creationism. Trouble is people of 'faith' are just that and cannot be convinced.
