While scientists are revising the timeline at Australia's North Pole Dome, it's still our oldest known crater.

Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs about how our continents formed and when plate tectonics began. A study ...

Welcome to the early solar system. Just after the planets formed more than 4.5 billion years ago, our cosmic neighborhood was a chaotic place. Waves of comets, asteroids and even proto-planets ...

More than 5,500 exoplanets have now been discovered, among which smaller planets seem to be the rule rather than the exception 1. Indeed, many rocky planets have been discovered which we are now ...

Continental clues: Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet’s history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics. Researchers have made a new ...