A new study of decades worth of seismogram data shows that the surface of Earth’s iron and nickel core is more malleable than scientists thought.

Earth appears to be a chill blue planet, but deep down, it’s really a metalhead. Its outer core is mostly molten iron (and ...

The leading explanation for all of these mysteries is known as the giant impact hypothesis. According to this story, when the ...

The discovery that helium and iron can mix at the temperatures and pressures found at the center of Earth could settle a long ...

The discovery that inert helium can form bonds with iron may reshape our understanding of Earth’s history. Researchers from ...

Scientists have identified another possible commonality between Earth and Mars: a solid inner core. Scientists have ...

Earth's core has been a growing topic of interest. It is responsible for the planet's magnetic field, which protects life from the sun's radiation. Despite its importance, there is still much that ...

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

Imagine two newly formed planets orbiting at the same distance from their respective stars, each starting with a rocky core and a substantial hydrogen-helium gas envelope. Planet A has a lower ...

Studying young gas giant exoplanets' compositions and orbits could help us better understand how our own solar system's gas ...