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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 · At its beginning, Earth was unrecognizable from its modern form. At first, it was extremely hot, to the point that the planet likely consisted almost entirely of molten magma. …

  3. How Was Earth Created? - Encyclopedia Britannica

    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, known as the …

  4. How Did Earth Form? – The Institute for Environmental Research …

    Jun 3, 2025 · How Did Earth Form? Earth, our home, arose from the solar nebula, a swirling cloud of gas and dust left over from the birth of our Sun, approximately 4.54 billion years ago.

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

    Jul 21, 2025 · Earth shifted from a fiery sphere to a water-covered planet. And with liquid water came new chemical reactions—reactions that would lay the foundation for life.

  6. How Was the Earth Made? - HISTORY

    Apr 16, 2025 · But it wasn't until much later—around 4.54 billion years ago—that planet Earth came into being. Earth was born in a turbulent pocket of space, where intense collisions, …

  7. Geological history of Earth - Wikipedia

    Earth formed approximately 4.54 billion years ago through accretion from the solar nebula, a disk-shaped mass of dust and gas remaining from the formation of the Sun, which also formed the …

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

    How and when did the early Earth form? Scientists now think the Earth’s story began around 4.6 billion years ago in a disk-shaped cloud of dust and gas rotating around the early sun, made …

  9. How Was Earth Formed | Culture & History | Geography

    Jul 4, 2025 · Scientists believe that the Earth’s history began around 4,6 billion years ago during a turbulent time following the birth of the Sun. At that time, the solar system was a rotating disk …

  10. The History of Earth: A Journey Through Deep Time

    Jul 29, 2025 · More than 4.5 billion years ago, long before human minds could contemplate time itself, a cloud of cosmic dust and gas swirled in the vastness of a young solar system. The …