Planetary scientists have long debated where the material that formed Earth comes from. Despite its location in the inner ...

The chemical composition of meteorites and asteroids acts as a kind of fingerprint, providing information about the origin of ...

Our Moon was formed from a violent collision that occurred around 4.5 billion years ago. And the giant body that smashed into the Earth, birthing the planet’s natural satellite, was named Theia. A new ...

Planetary scientists have discovered that high energy electrons in Earth's plasma sheet are contributing to weathering processes on the Moon's surface and, importantly, the electrons may have aided ...

A new analysis of meteorite isotopes challenges long-held ideas about Earth’s origins, suggesting our planet may have formed ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

A planet-forming disk with more water than all of Earth's oceans has been discovered. The disk, which is located in the constellation Taurus, is 450 light-years away from Earth. Astronomers used the ...

The Earth’s moon is very rare in the universe, according to a recent study done by a UA professor and an alumnus. “”The leading theory for the creation of the moon is that it was made in a collision,” ...

High-energy electrons in the Earth's plasma may be contributing to the formation of water on the surface of the moon, a study found. The findings were published by a team of researchers, led by a ...

(Nanowerk News) A team of researchers, led by a University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa planetary scientist, discovered that high energy electrons in Earth’s plasma sheet are contributing to weathering ...