Astronomers might be close to confirming the presence of an Earth-like atmosphere on an exoplanet for the first time, ...

Florida Tech astrophysicist Howard Chen is offering new insights to help aid NASA's search for life beyond Earth. His latest ...

Scientists have recreated the extreme conditions found on the frozen moons of the outer solar system and uncovered something ...

Scientists thought that an Australian museum’s collection of tektites came from an 800,000-year-old asteroid strike on Earth. Some of them turned out to be much older.

Gold mixes with seawater from rivers, aeolian dust, and hydrothermal vents. It also binds to particles and settles on the ...

Scientists estimate that 20 million tonnes of gold, worth more than $2 quadrillion, is dissolved into our planet’s oceans.

A study published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters has uncovered evidence of an extreme ancient solar storm that struck Earth over 14,000 years ago, during the waning days of the ...

A new international study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters reveals that the boundaries between geological epochs and periods, even though randomly distributed, follow a hidden, ...

The ocean holds gold, but dreams of instant riches are far-fetched. While gold exists in seawater, its concentration is ...

After a national search, Purdue University announced Andrea Donnellan will take on the role of head of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) effective January 1, 2025.