The Earth formed over 4.6 billion years ago out of a mixture of dust and gas around the young sun. It grew larger thanks to countless collisions between dust particles, asteroids, and other growing ...

Earth and environmental sciences cover all aspects of Earth and planetary sciences, and broadly encompasses solid Earth processes, surface and atmospheric dynamics, Earth system history, climate ...

Earth will get a second moon for about two months this year when a small asteroid begins to orbit our planet. The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, revolving ...

The boundary between the two lies about 465 miles (750 kilometers) beneath the Earth's surface. The crust is the outermost layer of the Earth. It is the familiar landscape on which we live ...

A look at the evidence for the Earth being round or spherical. Aristotle’s reasoning is explained. The evidence includes a ship’s hull disappearing first over the horizon, the stars ...

Earth will capture a miniature, "second moon" this week, according to NASA scientists. The new moon is actually a tiny asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5. It will start orbiting the planet in a horseshoe ...

NASA scientists calculated that Earth should have captured a "second moon" on Sunday (Sept. 29). The "mini-moon" is actually the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5, which usually orbits the sun as part of a ...

Communications Earth & Environment is an open access journal from Nature Portfolio publishing high-quality research, reviews and commentary in all areas of the Earth, environmental and planetary ...

Get ready for a cosmic surprise this autumn - Earth is about to get a second moon, according to scientists. A small asteroid is going to be captured by Earth’s gravitational pull and temporarily ...

The asteroid will orbit the Earth for about two months starting from Sept. 29. The Earth is getting a second moon for a limited time beginning the end of September. An asteroid will come close ...

Impact craters found around the Earth that were made around the same time could be linked to debris falling from a ring, a new study suggests. By Becky Ferreira If you were to look up from Earth ...