Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the ...

Geologists confirm that industrial waste turns into rock in just 35 years, challenging traditional ideas about geological formation.

Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the ...

In all, there are only 400 known Mars rocks on Earth, comprising less than 1% of all known space rocks on the Blue Planet.

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

"The impact could pose some danger to equipment or astronauts on the moon, and certainly to satellites and other Earth-orbiting platforms, which are above our atmosphere." ...

The oldest terrestrial materials ever dated by scientists are extremely rare zircon minerals that were discovered in western ...

The largest-known piece of Mars to be found on Earth will be up for bid and could be sold for up to $4 million at auction.

Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the oldest terrestrial materials dated by scientists.

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.

Scientists created a simulation showing that early Earth still retained chemical traces of its igneous youth, 4.5 billion years ago.