Earth and the planetary object that gave rise to the Moon were likely born in the same region of the solar system.
Roughly four and a half billion years ago the planet Theia slammed into Earth, destroying Theia, melting large fractions of ...
"The most convincing scenario is that most of the building blocks of Earth and Theia originated in the inner solar system.
Deep in the heart of the matter, some numbers don't add up. For example, while protons and neutrons are made of quarks, ...
A tiny silver goblet discovered decades ago in the Judean Hills might hold the oldest known depiction of cosmic creation – and the scenes etched into its surface tell a surprisingly peaceful story.
"The American Revolution," the latest work from filmmaker Ken Burns, begins this Sunday on PBS. The six-part, 12-hour history ...