A groundbreaking study reveals that the Moon has a solid inner core with a density comparable to iron, reshaping our ...

By analyzing seismic waves from earthquakes from the 1960s, researchers from Peking University deduced that the Earth's inner ...

Earth appears to be a chill blue planet, but deep down, it’s really a metalhead. Its outer core is mostly molten iron (and ...

The next layer is the mantle, which makes up most of Earth's volume and is composed of dense, semi-solid rock. Then there is the outer core, made of liquid metal, and the inner core, a solid ball ...

Well, the verdict is in. The Moon is not made of green cheese after all.

A major scientific breakthrough has settled a decades-old debate about the moon’s interior. Researchers have confirmed that ...

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

Scientists confirm the Moon has a solid iron core, like Earth’s, with a molten outer layer. This discovery reshapes our ...

A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...

Outer core The outer core is the layer surrounding the inner core. It is made of liquid iron. Mantle The mantle is the layer of the Earth which makes up 84% of its volume. It is also the thickest ...