The Asthenosphere: The mysterious world beneath
Discover the secret, plastic realm below Earth's surface: the asthenosphere.
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What would Earth look like without water?
From marble blue to very, very brown.
A Big Blue Marble. A History of Earth from Space
Over 70 years as humanity has begun to explore space, we have upon occasion, turned our gaze back to our ...
The Thickest Layer of the Earth
The mantle is a whopping 2,900 km (1,802 miles) thick, and it's by far the thickest layer of the Earth.
What’s the tallest mountain in the world? Hint: it’s not Mt. Everest
The Earth is not a perfect sphere, so the answer might surprise you.
Power lines over Lake Pontchartrain elegantly demonstrate the curvature of Earth
Set, Game, and Match, flat-earthers!
Earth’s oldest rock was actually found on the moon and brought home by Apollo 14
The rock was jettisoned to the moon when early Earth was pounded by daily meteorite impacts.
Earth’s inner core may actually be mushy
The planet's innermost layer is more like a soup than a brick.
Iconic photos of Earth taken by Apollo astronauts, digitally restored and in full glory
Some of the most iconic images of Earth from space have been brought to new light.
Why don’t satellites fall down from the sky?
They keep falling, but not down.
Several city- and state-sized asteroids impacted young Earth. Probably.
It's been so long since then that direct evidence simply isn't around any more.
How many Earths can you fit inside the sun?
You could fit nearly one million Earth-sized planets and the sun isn't even that big of a star.
Mars is also a wobbly planet like Earth, and we don’t know why
Maybe this discovery can help us understand them both.
Sea turtles are amazing navigators — but they only use crude maps
Sea turtles have an internal compass -- but it's not perfect. They can go the wrong way for hundreds of ...
Jupiter will be very bright and visible tonight, as it comes closest to Earth
It's going to be a good month for stargazers.
Seismic waves reveal surprisingly widespread blobs near the Earth’s core
Our planet's core might be pockmarked with hot blobs. We don't know what they are, we don't know where they're ...
Scientists have new evidence that Earth’s inner core may be rotating
It's the strongest evidence yet that Earth's inner core is rotating.
In the Earth’s core, it’s snowing iron
Seasonally appropriate news.
Exoplanets could have better conditions for life than Earth, study finds
"This is a surprising conclusion," the team admits.
Earth’s history gets rewritten by a single drop of water
The findings show that plate tectonics started 3.3 billion years ago, coinciding with the period when life started on Earth.
Humanity has already spent all of Earth’s environmental budget for 2019
Happy world overshoot day!
Climate warming is definitely, for sure, no doubt about it, our fault, says new study
More like "yet another new study."
Earth’s core is a lot like oil and vinegar — in a way
Our planet is one big salad.
Half of all water in the oceans may have come from ancient asteroid collisions
The mystery of Earth's water may have been solved by a team of Japanese researchers.
Ocean of magma blasted into space may explain how the moon formed
Finally, a theory that explains how the moon formed that isn't too over the top.
Alien-world-hunting satellite finds its first Earth-sized planet
Researchers had hoped that at least 300 of them would be the size of our home planet. Well, they found ...
This new approach to spotting incoming asteroids should keep our planet safe
"With the we can spot objects regardless of their surface color, and use it to measure their sizes and other ...
Planetary fragments orbiting dead star hints at what Earth’s final days might look like
The surviving fragments of planet orbiting a white dwarf have been found by a team of astronomers.
What causes the seasons?
It's all in the tilt.
Earth’s inner core became solid just in time to save the planet
Drama, suspense, plot twists -- science has it all!
Mars-sized planetary impact may have seeded ingredients for life on Earth
New insights into how life appeared on Earth -- but also possibly on other planets.
Earth has two additional ‘moons’ entirely made of dust
The huge clouds of dust closely orbiting Earth could affect the safety of future space explorations.
Earth wobbles as it spins, and humans are responsible for a third of this effect
Since the early 20th century, Earth's axis has shifted by more than 10 meters.
The Earth is flat out spherical — here’s why, and why we’re sure
The only thing flat earthers fear is sphere itself!
All this time, outer space was secretly much closer than we thought
Tricksy, tricksy space.
Earth is much more rivery than we’ve suspected, satellite data reveals
Earth's rivers cover an area roughly the size of Texas, the team reports.
The Earth had continental crust much earlier than thought — potentially life, too
The Earth's 'young' phase might have been much shorter than we assume.
The moon is moving away from Earth and this is making days longer
Early Earth had 5-hour days.
Amazing views of Earth captured by NOAA’s latest weather satellite
The level of detail is exceptional.
Making babies on Mars will be challenging and might even lead to a new species of humans
Are we ready for the biggest ethical challenges mankind has ever faced?
Despite their violent impacts, asteroids could still deposit water on Earth
Ever wondered where the water you drink truly comes from?
Japan stumbles upon massive, “semi-infinite” underwater treasure trove of rare earth elements
Cheaper smartphones ahoy!
NASA Explores the Use of Robotic Bees on Mars
Marsbees could cover a lot more ground on the Red Planet than sluggish rovers.
Silicon-based life on Earth? Only artificially, so far — but maybe natural on other planets
A team of researchers forced bacteria to create carbon-silicon bonds, and their experiment showcases why life on our planet chose ...
The moon may have formed from a giant spinning donut of vaporized rock
Homer Simpson is drooling over this story.
The Search for Alien Life: We Have Been Looking in the Wrong Places
If there are any, aliens should be less conspicuous and charismatic-looking than most people think.
How far is the Moon? Visualizing the distance
It's not exactly accurate, but it's a dazzling display.
The Earth whispers in a low hum that’s now been recorded for the 1st time underwater
This planet is restless to its core.
