Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.

Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.

Neutrinos generated through solar fusion reactions travel effortlessly through the sun's dense core. Each specific fusion ...

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NASA will wait at least another two days to launch its next space station crew, delaying the return of Starliner astronauts ...

The discovery that helium and iron can mix at the temperatures and pressures found at the center of Earth could settle a long ...

Deep within Earth’s mantle lie two enormous, continent-sized structures known as LLVPs. Scientists once believed these ...

Scientists discovered that volcanic eruptions in India’s Deccan Traps 66 million years ago released gases that altered ...

YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

Radioisotope thermoelectric generators do not rely on chemical reactions like the batteries in your phone. Instead, they rely on the radioactive decay of elements to produce heat and eventually ...

The discovery that inert helium can form bonds with iron may reshape our understanding of Earth’s history. Researchers from ...