Chinese researchers have discovered that interstitial carbon in iron-carbon alloys behaves in a superionic, liquid-like state under Earth’s core pressure and temperature conditions. Beneath Earth’s ...

From major volcanic eruptions, to supercharged earthquakes to deadly wildfires and floods, Earth’s systems are going through ...

Apollo samples provide evidence: Researchers analyzed Moon rocks brought back by the Apollo missions and, for the first time, ...

Agni, the fire god and lord of the Karthigai star, is worshipped in more ways than one: a fire is lit in order to stay warm, physically, during this winter month and the deepam (diya) is lit daily in ...

In 2025, NASA faced unprecedented uncertainty as it grappled with sweeping layoffs, looming budget cuts, and leadership ...

"During the early solar system's game of cosmic billiards, Earth was struck by a neighbor,” said Dauphas. “It was a lucky shot. Without the moon's steadying influence on our planet's tilt, the climate ...

Earth may have a moon today because a nearby neighbor once crashed into us, a new analysis of Apollo samples and terrestrial ...

Deep inside Earth, far below the crust and mantle we learn about in school, two colossal structures loom above the core like ...

Subtle variations in the star’s brightness suggest it once collided and merged with another star, an explosive event that ...

Little is known about the long-destroyed moon-forming planet, Theia. But it may have been born in the inner solar system—just like Earth—a new study suggests ...

The near-Earth asteroid Eros will pass by the galaxy Andromeda this evening. The rare event will be streamed live.

While the comet is not scheduled to make its closest approach to Earth until Friday, December 19th, the Martian flotilla has ...