N.M. Institute of Mining & Technology: Study Suggests an Embryonic Planet Once Shared Earth's Solar System
August 06, 2026
August 06, 2026
SOCORRO, New Mexico, Aug. 6 (TNSjou) -- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology issued the following news:
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New Study Suggests an Embryonic Planet Once Shared Earth's Solar System
Scientists on the third rock from the sun, including a geologist based in Socorro, New Mexico, have traced the origins of a rare space rock to a protoplanet, an embryonic moon-to-Mars-sized planetary body formed just a few million years after Earth's 4.56 bill . . .
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New Study Suggests an Embryonic Planet Once Shared Earth's Solar System
Scientists on the third rock from the sun, including a geologist based in Socorro, New Mexico, have traced the origins of a rare space rock to a protoplanet, an embryonic moon-to-Mars-sized planetary body formed just a few million years after Earth's 4.56 bill . . .