Impact craters found around the Earth that were made around the same time could be linked to debris falling from a ring, a ...

A ring could explain a mysterious arrangement of impact craters near the equator and might even have caused an ice age, ...

High in the Canadian wilderness, Smithsonian scientists search for ancient minerals that could explain the origins of the ...

Tahlequah Rock and Mineral show kicked off Friday morning with vendors, educational sessions, kids' activities, a snack bar, ...

Three major findings happened within the span of seven weeks. The Curiosity rover, which has been climbing a mountain of layered rock, literally stumbled upon pure sulfur, its wheels crushing the ...

The Earth: a ringed planet, much like Saturn, surrounded by a hula hoop of asteroids. The summit of Mount Everest: a tropical ...

The sun is midway through its life of fusion. It's about 5 billion years old, and though its life is far from over, it will ...

The mini-moon, an asteroid called 2024 PT5, was spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on Aug.

Earth has gone through many geologic phases, but it did have one striking period of stasis: Our planet experienced a tropical environment where algae and single-celled organisms flourished for almost ...

Scientists estimated that the mineral formed 105 miles beneath the Earth’s surface. A single grain of rock lodged in a diamond contains a never-before-found mineral. And that newfound substance could ...

It's the first time Earth's geologic record — information found inside rocks — has been used to create an animation of this kind.

The local Earth Science Club will host its annual Gem and Mineral show, and families also might like to check out the Touch a Truck event.