On present-day Earth, plate subduction continuously modifies the chemical composition of the convecting mantle, and various mantle sources linked to these processes have been widely studied.

A new exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History combines satellite observations and historical data to offer a "larger-than-life look" at our planet's climate today Kayla ...

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Earth will get a second moon for about two months this year when a small asteroid begins to orbit our planet. The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, revolving ...

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so our results could promote more research about the magnetic field on both Earth and other planets." Stephanie Pappas is a contributing writer for Live Science, covering topics ranging from ...

Tomkins, whose study was published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters. “That made me think how would I see, in the geological record, if Earth had had a ring in the past as well.” ...

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For the first time, we are sending a spacecraft to explore an alien ocean world—a moon that might host life today ...

In the movie, Bruce Willis and a plucky team of drillers save Earth from an asteroid 1,000 kilometers wide—roughly the size of Texas. For a proof-of-concept study published in the journal Nature ...

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The huge spacecraft is headed toward the icy moon Europa, where it will use an array of instruments to survey for geologic activity, magnetism and more ...