(johan63/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Our early Earth was a heavy metal album cover: a molten ball covered in a global lava ...

Scientists believe there are planets outside our solar system where life is even more abundant and sustainable.

The dispute over Earth’s age reaches deeper than one scientific number. At its center is a much bigger argument about ...

Delegates from 69 countries approve clock changeover after decades of debate – but switch may not take effect for thousands of years ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. After a few years of speeding up, our planet now appears to ...

Space tsunamis have revealed the weak spots in Earth's invisible magnetic shield, highlighting the regions where dangerous ...

The iron-rich core at the center of our planet has been a crucial part of Earth's evolution. The core not only powers the magnetic field which shields our atmosphere and oceans from solar radiation, ...

NASA's probe captured a mysterious object soaring near the sun. It has sparked claims of a 'UFO mothership' traveling through ...

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the Earth you walk on today might not be the same planet that was born 4.5 billion years ago. Many scientists believe that in its infancy, Earth collided with another world the size of Mars, and that ...