The leading explanation for all of these mysteries is known as the giant impact hypothesis. According to this story, when the solar system was just getting started, a Mars-size protoplanet named Theia ...

Researchers have discovered a 3.5-billion-year-old meteorite impact crater in Western Australia, providing new insights into ...

Zare’s team demonstrated the existence of micro-lightning, very small electricity discharges that occur between tiny droplets ...

The discovery that inert helium can form bonds with iron may reshape our understanding of Earth’s history. Researchers from ...

The discovery that helium and iron can mix at the temperatures and pressures found at the center of Earth could settle a long ...

Led by Curtin University geologists Chris Kirkland and Tim Johnson, a research team unearthed this primeval crater beneath ...

As the solar system moved through this dust-rich region, Earth may have received an increased influx of interstellar particles.

Millions of years ago, our Solar System traveled through a densely populated galactic region and was exposed to increased interstellar dust.

"Given how rare such evidence is due to [Earth's] geological recycling processes, this is a major breakthrough in ...

A new study by Rice University researchers Sho Shibata and Andre Izidoro presents a compelling new model for the formation of ...

A study shows that electrical charges in sprays of water can cause chemical reactions that form organic molecules from inorganic materials. The findings provide evidence that microlightning may have ...