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  1. History of Earth - Wikipedia

    Earth formed around 4.54 billion years ago, approximately one-third the age of the universe, by accretion from the solar nebula. [4][5][6] Volcanic outgassing probably created the primordial …

  2. Formation of Earth - National Geographic Society

    Oct 19, 2023 · Our planet began as part of a cloud of dust and gas. It has evolved into our home, which has an abundance of rocky landscapes, an atmosphere that supports life, and oceans …

  3. Formation of The Earth : Earth's Birth, Timeline and Layering

    Jul 1, 2024 · Key points in Earth’s formation include the initial birth of our planet within the solar nebula, the differentiation into layers, and the dynamic interplay of geological processes that …

  4. How Was Earth Created? - Encyclopedia Britannica

    Oct 7, 2025 · Earth ’s creation is a fascinating tale of interstellar material coming together to form our planet. It all began around 4.6 billion years ago when a massive cloud of dust and gas, …

  5. What Created the Earth? - The Institute for Environmental …

    Jun 15, 2025 · This article has provided a detailed explanation of the formation of the Earth, emphasizing the scientific evidence and processes involved. Understanding these processes …

  6. From Dust to Life: How Earth Formed and Why It’s Unique

    Jul 21, 2025 · The story of Earth is the story of transformation—from inanimate dust to living complexity, from molten chaos to blue serenity. It is a tale of accidents and inevitabilities, of …

  7. How the Earth and moon formed, explained - University of …

    Scientists can use modern rocks, moon samples and meteorites to figure out when and how the Earth and moon formed, and what they might once have looked like.

  8. How Was The Earth Formed? » ScienceABC

    Oct 19, 2023 · Formation of earth dates back to 4.6 billion years ago. A dense cloud, compressed due to gravity, grew immensely hot and heavy in the center. This became the Sun. The matter …

  9. Geologists discover the first evidence of 4.5-billion-year-old “proto ...

    Oct 14, 2025 · Scientists have discovered extremely rare remnants of “proto Earth,” which formed about 4.5 billion years ago, before a colossal impact irreversibly altered the primitive planet’s …

  10. Earth - Accretion, Formation, Core | Britannica

    Oct 17, 2025 · Earth - Accretion, Formation, Core: As the gas making up the solar nebula beyond the Sun cooled with time, mineral grains are thought to have condensed and aggregated to …