It’s not much of a stretch to say that Earth’s inner structure, especially the innermost spherical core, has stupefied scientists for generations. It sits over 3,000 miles below the surface, smaller ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope made a captivating discovery in the area of planets beyond Earth. A unique planet named 55 ...

The Northern Lights could be visible as far south as New York and Idaho tonight due to a "coronal hole" sending streams of ...

For over a decade, a star system on the verge of unleashing a deadly gamma ray burst appeared to have its guns trained on ...

A partial solar eclipse will become visible March 29 to several states in the northeast U.S. Here's what to know, including ...

A partial solar eclipse will be seen in the U.S. this week, but what are the chances of Alabama residents seeing it? Here's ...

Life could have the time and energy to arise and prosper on Earth-like worlds in the rapidly shrinking "Goldilocks zones" ...

Scientists have discovered two diamond-like planets, PSR J1719-1438b and 55 Cancri e, challenging our understanding of ...

Findings about the chemical makeup of cave systems can teach us about life in places humans have yet to reach.

Outer core The outer core is the layer surrounding the inner core. It is made of liquid iron. Mantle The mantle is the layer of the Earth which makes up 84% of its volume. It is also the thickest ...

blocking its light from reaching Earth and leading to a minutes-long period of darkness. The resulting "totality," whereby observers can see the outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere ...