For centuries, the true nature of the Moon’s core remained an open question. Was it entirely molten, like the early Earth, or ...

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

Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the Sun's light can feel on Earth.

Experts have marked their crucial work to clarify the military law governing military activities in outer space - research that could have a ...

Two massive structures are located inside Earth - under the Pacific Ocean and beneath Africa and parts of the Atlantic. No ...

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

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

Earth produces two shadows, the penumbra & umbra. Think of the penumbra as the lighter outer edge & the umbra as the darker ...

Let’s get this out of the way—any scientist studying Uranus will tell you that they’re tired of the planet being the butt of ...

The two continent-sized provinces have been known since the 1970s, but it’s only in the last few years we’ve started to ...