Astronomers are uncovering the earliest stages of planet formation with the help of technologies like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Recent findings from the Butterfly Nebula, 3,400 ...

New research suggests that a mystery platinum signature found in Greenland’s ice may have come from a volcanic eruption in Iceland.

Orbital data reveals that rocks transforming deep inside the Earth may be responsible for changes to our planet’s ...

The iron-rich core at the center of our planet has been a crucial part of Earth's evolution. The core not only powers the ...

A new study shows how land and ocean weathering form one system, linking rivers, rocks, and seafloor muds to shape Earth’s ...

Early Earth lacked life’s essentials until a collision with Theia added them. This chance event made life possible. After the ...

Imagine when the sun, Earth, and moon align in a nearly straight line; the Earth blocks the direct sunlight, causing the moon to enter the Earth's umbra. At this moment, the moon does not completely ...

Drawing of Earth with cutaway showing the mantle and inner and outer core. Magnetic field lines produced by the geodynamo extend into space and interact with the solar wind. The iron-rich core at ...

Scientists have been curious for years about what is hidden beneath the surface of Mars. With its freezing temperatures, red dust, and dry valleys, the surface of the planet has received most of the ...

The Earth’s shaped by the relentless forces of plate tectonics over millions of years. Because of these movements formed the majestic mountain range we know today as the Himalayas. Did you know that ...