Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...

Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it ...

In 2008 scientists reported that rocks in Canada were the world’s oldest. New data appear to confirm this contested claim ...

Right here on Earth are some outstanding examples of meteorite and asteroid impact craters and other visible impact ...

But what are the chances that a much larger object is on a collision course with Earth? "Earth has been hit in the past by large asteroids ... which injured roughly 1,500 people. The bigger the rock, ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover faced a challenging Mars rock named “Kenmore,” revealing valuable insights into Martian geology.

Canadian scientists found the oldest known rocks on Earth - dating back 4.16 billion years - shedding light on our planet’s ...

While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has openly stated that he is prepared to strike Iran’s Fordow nuclear site ...

The rocks that do survive this harsh solar cooking still have another challenge to face. As they fall through Earth’s atmosphere, friction makes them burn.

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn't mean we're out of the woods forever. Researchers warn that "city killer" space rock could approach our planet again in the ...