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

These images, taken with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) shows a planetary system being born around the young star WISPIT 2. The star is surrounded by a disc of gas and ...

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

Most of our knowledge about the Solar System’s formation and evolution comes from the study of extraterrestrial rock samples called chondritic meteorites. These rocks, which are fragments of asteroids ...

Backscatter electron (BSE), inverse pole figure (IPF) and grain reference orientation deviation (GROD) maps of olivine within NWA 12264. Credit: Communications Earth & Environment (2025). DOI: 10.1038 ...

Earth likely formed from inner Solar System material alone, raising fresh questions about the origin of water on our planet.