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

The remains of extinct Homo erectus dredged from the seabed off Java, along with thousands of animal fossils, are revealing a long-lost ecosystem.

LARAMIE — The Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) recently published updated geological maps of the Rawlins and Red Desert Basin quadrangles, providing critical new insights into the geology ...

Geologic map of the asteroid belt. Circles identify the asteroid families from which our meteorites originate and letters mark the corresponding meteorite type. The horizontal axis ranges from short ...

Geologic map of the asteroid belt. Circles identify the asteroid families from which our meteorites originate and letters mark the corresponding meteorite type. The horizontal axis ranges from ...

Astronomers are excited to be poring over the first ever detailed geological map of the moon’s south polar region, where India’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar module, Vikram, touched down on August 23 ...

To learn more about the history of geological mapping in the Grand Canyon region, visit The Grand Canyon Dragon Map exhibit at the Museum of Northern Arizona, which will be on display until ...

He said that map could be useful for people who might want to extract certain minerals — like gold — from the area. Or, it could help tour guides explain the geological significance of the ...

Australia’s astronomer-at-large, Fred Watson, discusses China’s new high-resolution map of the Moon. The Chinese Academy of Sciences has released the highest-resolution geological maps of the ...

China has revealed the most detailed atlas of the moon ever made. The high-resolution geological map is the first major update of lunar information since NASA's Apollo program in the 1960s and 1970s.

The Geologic Atlas of the Lunar Globe doubles the resolution of Apollo-era maps and will support the space ambitions of China and other countries. The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has ...