Dramatic theories have been proposed to explain the mysterious interiors of Uranus and Neptune, the ice giants of our solar ...

These days, I’m a geophysicist and know a lot more about Earth’s structure. It has three main layers: The outer skin, called the crust, is a very thin layer of light rock. Its thickness ...

Led by Curtin University geologists Chris Kirkland and Tim Johnson, a research team unearthed this primeval crater beneath ...

Rising concentrations of greenhouse gases decrease the atmosphere's ability to devour space junk, a new study finds.

An international team led by researchers in Japan and Europe has discovered a new multi-planet system around a Sun-like star, ...

A distant exoplanet discovered, named Enaiposha, is unlike anything found in our own solar system, similar to a "super-Venus" ...

Whether convection in the Earth's mantle extends through its entire depth or if the mantle is layered has long been debated. Recent research suggests that spatially and temporally intermittent or ...

Earth is absorbing more sunlight and trapping more heat than it releases into space, causing our planet to warm up at an increasing rate. New research shows that cloudy areas over oceans are ...