Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first time. By combining all four telescope units of the European Southern ...

When Earth first formed, it was too hot to retain ice. This means all the water on our planet must have originated from ...

For a long time, scientists thought the Earth's inner core was a solid ball of metal, sort of like a planet within a planet ...

Earth's Inner Core Is Undergoing a Transformation Feb. 10, 2025 — Earth's inner core is undergoing structural transformation. Located 3,000 miles below the Earth's surface, the inner core is ...

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later ... Scientists have discovered a so-called “super-Earth” planet, potentially capable of supporting life ...

A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the University of Oxford. Researchers said the planet has a mass six times ...

UK researchers have confirmed the existence of a “super-Earth” located 20 light-years away that could reveal the existence of extraterrestrial beings, per a cosmic study published in the ...

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Scientists have captured magnetic signatures from Earth's ocean tides in the finest ... Sascha is a U.K.-based staff writer at Live Science. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the ...

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