The formation of Earth is a cosmic tale that stretches back over 4.5 billion years, from the swirling gases and dust of the solar nebula to the planet we know today. But how exactly did Earth come to ...

The original shape of Earth was altered, becoming warped and distorted. As for Theia, it was shattered into pieces. A vast ...

The film employs advanced, data-driven, cinematic-quality visualizations to explore some of the greatest questions in science today: How did Earth become a living planet in the wake of our solar ...

Water is everywhere on Earth, but nobody has ever been able to determine conclusively how it got here. Scientists know that the very early Earth was far too hot to hold water or water vapor, but ...

Explore one of the most fascinating questions in the study of Earth's origins: Were volcanoes the key to life on our planet?

Around 4.6 billion years ago, as the young solar system formed, Jupiter’s rapid growth created enormous gravitational ...