Around 4.5 billion years ago, a planet called Theia is thought to have smashed into newborn Earth. The messy collision kicked ...

Geologically, the Himalayas stand as the most impressive natural monument on our planet Earth. Its snow-capped mountain peaks ...

Though it generated beautiful auroras around the world, the Gannon solar storm in 2024 was also a little dangerous.

Two mysterious blobs deep inside Earth may hold clues about the origin of life on our planet, new research finds. Deep ...

About 1,800 miles (2,900 kilometers) below our feet, two enormous patches of strange rock sit above Earth’s core. New ...

This new understanding comes from a study by a team led by Rutgers University geodynamicist Yoshinori Miyazaki. The research ...

A Rutgers researcher and collaborators have linked unusual geological anomalies to Earth’s molten origins and its unique habitability. For many years, researchers have struggled to understand two ...

Two enormous structures that sit at the border between the Earth's mantle and its core have puzzled scientists for decades.

Small icy moons may have hidden oceans that briefly boil under thick ice. Changing pressure inside these moons shapes their ...

A massive solar storm in May 2024 gave scientists an unprecedented look at how Earth’s protective plasma layer collapses ...

The results show a circular “hotspot” on the side of the planet that always faces its star, surrounded by a cooler ring at ...

An international team has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the tectonic evolution of terrestrial planets.