A section of ice core extracted from Antarctica. (Alfred Wegener Institute/Esther Horvath) This glittering spaceship Earth ...

Scientists have seemingly settled long-standing arguments about whether the components of Earth originated from the inner or outer Solar System.

Earth's Composition Closely Matches Mars, Suggests New Study On Planet's Origins ...

Even at a glance, the planets in our solar system are wildly diverse. Huge and small, airless and densely packed with ...

Earth is the planet we have the best opportunity to understand in detail—helping us see how other rocky planets behave, even ...

Scientists suggest that a fifth, hidden force linked to dark energy may exist in the solar system but has not yet been ...

Spiral Galaxy from Kirkland et al. CREDIT Chris Kirkland and colleagues. A new study of zircon crystals from two of Earth’s oldest continents indicates that the formation of Earth’s continental crust ...

New research confirms Earth formed almost entirely from material in the inner Solar System, with Jupiter acting as a barrier to outer Solar System debris. Isotopic analysis of meteorites shows a close ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - In the far reaches of our solar system - beyond the outermost planet Neptune - ...