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Evidence that rocky planets beyond Jupiter formed as rapidly, and at the same time, as the inner planets could transform our ...

A new study from the University of Florida analyzing moon rock samples from a Chinese lunar exploration mission is rewriting ...

Quiz: How much do you know about the composition of Earth? Test your knowledge of the elements and minerals in our planet’s different layers.

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Earthquake scientists rely on distant seismic instruments to infer how faults rupture during large earthquakes. This video provides the first direct evidence.

Comet C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) was discovered by the LINEAR project in September 1999 and exhibited unusual behavior. Observations by the Hubble Space Telescope in July 2000 revealed a significant crustal ...

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The ice cores could offer clues about a period known as the Mid-Pleistocene Transition that has long puzzled scientists ...

The molecules that form the building blocks to life may be far more common in space than once thought, according researchers ...

Cubic zirconia, a popular diamond substitute, only occurs naturally under extreme conditions. Finding cubic zirconia in ...

Training schools focused on modeling solid Earth responses to ice mass changes offer lessons on how early-career scientists ...