New research sheds light on the earliest days of the earth's formation and potentially calls into question some earlier assumptions in planetary science about the early years of rocky planets.

In Earth’s early days, more than 4 billion years ago, the surface was a dangerous and unpredictable place. Violent volcanoes, crashing meteorites, and constant tectonic activity repeatedly resurfaced ...

A fresh look at past data reveals that exoplanets with masses similar to Jupiter formed much sooner than previously thought, according to new research. The Ohio State University study's results ...

The ingredients that help make a planet livable did not necessarily come from where many scientists once thought. A new ...

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 ...

Planetary scientists have long debated where the material that formed Earth comes from. Despite its location in the inner solar system, they consider it likely that 6–40% of this material must have ...

Recent scientific discoveries have unearthed evidence of a cataclysmically destroyed planet, fragments of which contributed to the formation of Earth. These remnants, believed to be slivers of ...

The findings suggest Jupiter's formation shaped the chemistry that helped make habitable worlds possible.