Some of Earth's oldest rocks buried deep in Western Australia may hold new clues about the dramatic event that gave rise to ...

An analysis of feldspar crystals within the oldest magmatic rocks in Australia has provided a unique insight into Earth's ...

The Moon likely formed from a giant impact with a sister planet, influencing Earth’s seasons and habitability.

It's largely agreed that the moon was created around 4.5 billion years ago when a protoplanet collided with early molten ...

Scientists have long wondered why Earth's overall makeup doesn't fully match the mix of materials found in ancient meteorites ...

Planetary scientist Adeene Denton runs computer simulations to investigate Pluto, the moons of Saturn and other icy bodies in the solar system.

The study also compared the results with measurements of lunar anorthosites, which are rare rocks on Earth but very common on ...

Explore 7 mysterious and interesting facts about the Moon, including its origin, water presence, orbit, size, and potential ...

NASA’s Psyche probe, on a mission to explore the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche, recently captured remarkable images of Earth ...

The asteroids are as large as around 75 and 91 feet in diameter, according to the Center for Near Earth Object Studies.