The planet is almost 25,000 miles around and 4.54 billion years old, and humans are still discovering some of the amazing ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You may have heard a lot of online chatter about Earth's two moons recently, but that doesn't quite get the discovery right. Earth ...

Uncover 100 Things You Never Knew About The Earth! Explore mind-blowing facts from its fiery core to the moon's violent birth ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earth's magnetic field is like an invisible shield that protects our planet from solar and cosmic radiation. While it might not be ...

Scientists say they have uncovered new clues in Australia about when plate tectonics began on Earth, the only known planet to have the geological process.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Oct 23, 2025, 12:48pm EDT Oct 23, 2025, 01:42pm EDT Illustration ...

Amid the cold silence of the main belt, a giant rock drifts through space. It has existed for billions of years unchanged, but today, it will be irrevocably broken. Another rocky object hurtles toward ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Earth is today at aphelion, the point in its orbit at which ...

You may have heard a lot of online chatter about Earth's two moons recently, but that doesn't quite get the discovery right. Earth still only has one true natural satellite — our 2,159-mile-wide moon ...