A group of international researchers said on Wednesday they witnessed some of the earliest stages of a planet beyond the sun ...

When scientists want to understand the earliest history of our Solar System, they’ve typically turned to ancient meteorites. These celestial objects that come to Earth are remnants of the building ...

Alone among known planets, Earth has vast oceans on its surface and its landmasses are marked with lakes and extensive river ...

“We’ve always known that the first solid parts of planets, or ‘planetesimals’, must form further back in time at earlier ...

Researchers have recreated the tumultuous beginnings of Earth, simulating what the planet was like just after its formation 4 ...

International astronomers have for the first time witnessed the birth of a planetary system beyond Earth's sun that could one day resemble our own.

"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers ...

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and ...

Earth has experienced both hot and cold periods over time, though warm times have been more common. That’s true of the last 485 million years, as seen in this timeline reported in 2024. Our genus, ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a ...

Geologists confirm that industrial waste turns into rock in just 35 years, challenging traditional ideas about geological ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.