New research from Rice University suggests that the giant planet Jupiter reshaped the early solar system in dramatic ways, ...

As best the origins of Earth are understood, we're all just a bunch of stardust, and new observations from the JWST lend credence to that theory.

Hidden deep in ancient rocks, scientists have found the surviving traces of Earth’s first form—unchanged for 4.5 billion ...

In a first, researchers have discovered fragments of Earth's precursor that contain distinctive chemical fingerprints in ...

Using NASA's planet-hunting spacecraft TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite), astronomers have discovered three ...

Jupiter was shaping Earth's fate before our planet even existed, carving gaps in the early solar system that kept its ...

A chemical "anomaly" revealed through an analysis of meteorites may have led to finding the first existing evidence of "proto ...

The African continent is gradually splitting apart. Although a new ocean is expected to form as a result, it won't be for millions of years.

The Grand Canyon is a gigantic geological library, with rocky layers that tell much of the story of Earth’s history.

A study led by researchers from the University of Sydney and the University of Adelaide has revealed how the breakup of an ...

Scientists found two Earth-sized planets and a third candidate orbiting a nearby double star system, TOI-2267.