Life on Earth began in a world of volcanic eruptions, violent storms, and a toxic atmosphere. Yet somehow, from this chaos, ...

Moon has been Earth’s celestial companion for over four billion years. However, the formation of this natural satellite was catastrophic. It was long believed that the Moon was born from a cataclysmic ...

The timing and rate of early crustal growth on Earth remains contentious due to the scarcity of very ancient rocks,” are ...

Eons ago, when the Earth was still barely formed, scientists believe a fiery eruption or collision sent a massive spray of debris out into space. That debris, they say, would have then fueled the ...

Birth of Planet Earth tells the twisted tale of our planet’s origins. Scientists now believe that our galaxy is filled with solar systems, including up to a billion planets roughly the size of our own ...

New observations indicate that the asteroid Lutetia is a leftover fragment of the same original material that formed Earth, Venus, and Mercury. Astronomers have combined data from the European Space ...

The discovery that helium and iron can mix at the temperatures and pressures found at the center of Earth could settle a long-standing debate over how our planet formed. When you purchase through ...

A saucer-shaped capsule carrying asteroid fragments that may hold clues about the birth of the solar system slammed into Earth's atmosphere Sunday and descended to an on-target parachute-assisted ...