Scientists have shown that Earth’s basic chemistry solidified within just three million years of the Solar System’s formation ...
Analysis by researchers at the University of Bern suggests that water and other volatile compounds arrived on Earth from ...
In the crowded early Solar System, young planets frequently collided and reshaped each other. But Mercury stood out. It formed unusually close to the Sun. Mercury’s days are longer than its years. It ...
New research shows Earth was born dry, lacking water and life-essential chemicals. A later collision with Theia delivered water and volatiles, transforming Earth into a habitable planet capable of ...