For years, scientists have tried to understand what’s hidden in the Earth. Now, a recent investigation has revealed something ...
Scientific advancements have made it possible to peek into a faraway galaxy that has big implications.
Antarctica plays a crucial role in Earth's climate system by reflecting solar radiation back into space. The large white ice ...
As much as 45 oceans’ worth of hydrogen may be in Earth’s core, scientists reported, suggesting most of Earth’s water was ...
Life on Earth may exist thanks to an incredible stroke of luck — a chemical sweet spot that most planets miss during their ...
For the first time in Brazil, researchers have identified a field of tektites. These are natural glasses formed by the high-energy impact of extraterrestrial bodies against Earth's surface. These ...
The curious minds at What If imagine witnessing how the Earth was formed, exploring molten rocks, collisions, and the birth of continents.
An experiment to quantify the amount of the universe’s lightest element in Earth’s core suggests that the planet’s water has ...
A newly studied solar system breaks the usual planet pattern, raising fresh questions about how rocky and gas planets form.
Even when Earth was locked in its most extreme deep freeze, the planet’s climate may not have been as silent and still as ...
The discovery is just the latest to come from the asteroid sample, which dates back to the dawn of the solar system.
Since the 1990s, scientists have discovered approximately 6,100 planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets.