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

The surface of our planet is a true geological theater where a permanent spectacle of movements and transformations takes place. These impressive phenomena result from plate tectonics, a ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than ...

Reanalysis of NASA's Pioneer Venus mission data reveals that Earth's twin contains 62% water in hydrated compounds.

Earth is so far the only known planet on which life exists—with liquid water and a stable atmosphere. However, the conditions were not conducive to life when it formed. The gas-dust cloud from which ...

Analysis by researchers at the University of Bern suggests that water and other volatile compounds arrived on Earth from outer space—specifically via a collision with a Mars-sized planet billions of ...

"This can dramatically increase the habitability zone for all rocky worlds." Here on Earth, liquid water is key to life. But elsewhere? That might not be the case. A new study suggests that other ...

Alien life could exist on hot, rocky planets, sustained not by water but by a type of salty fluid, new research suggests. reading time 3 minutes The search for alien life usually hinges on finding the ...

Scientists uncover why some proteins survive dehydration, unlocking new possibilities for medicine, food storage, and biotech ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover may have taken a major step toward settling a question long on humanity’s mind of if life ever ...