About 4. 6 billion years ago, the Solar System formed from a cloud of dust and gas collapsing in on itself due to gravity.

“Thanks to our results, we know that the proto-Earth was initially a dry rocky planet,” says Kruttasch. “It can therefore be ...

Scientists have discovered fascinating new insights into what Earth looked like before it was fully formed. A study led by Charles-Édouard Boukaré, physicist at York University, reveals that our ...

Scientists have shown that Earth’s basic chemistry solidified within just three million years of the Solar System’s formation. Initially, the planet was barren and inhospitable, missing water and ...

“The idea that Ryugu-like objects held on to ice for so long is remarkable,” he added. “It suggests that the building blocks of Earth were far wetter than we imagined. This forces us to rethink the ...

Scientists found that carbon enabled Earth’s core to solidify. Without it, the inner core may not exist. A team of scientists ...

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has provided the first direct measurements of the chemical and physical ...