Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...

Earth is about 4.5 billion years old, and as the eons passed, the crust of the young planet experienced turbulence. Asteroid collisions shattered some parts, which melted and recrystallized, while ...

Unravelling Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business. Case in point: the discovery of an ancient meteorite impact crater was recently reported in the remote Pilbara region of ...

The Kola Superdeep Borehole, the deepest manmade hole ever drilled into the Earth's crust, is one of the most fascinating scientific endeavors of the 20th century. Located in the Kola Peninsula of ...

New research suggests that the geological site harbors the oldest known surviving fragments of Earth’s crust, dating back to 4.16 billion years ago.

Earth’s crust won’t be able to withstand all that weight and pressure in such a small area. The neutron ball will sink. “It’s going to be pretty much free-falling,” Duez said.