"It's like a lid on top of its convective mantle." But without any other nearby planets exhibiting plate tectonics to compare Earth's system to, it's hard to know precisely what causes a planet to ...

And before that could happen, Earth will likely be obliterated as our sun expands into a red giant and swallows the inner planets of the solar system, Vidale said. Until then, scientists should ...

The animation, provided by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), shows the ... a more than 1 percent chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.

Scientists say it currently carries a 2% risk of making contact with Earth when it eventually reaches this part of the solar system on Dec. 22, 2032. Although the asteroid will most likely pass by ...

NEW SCIENTIST But that’s not all. Like every other object in the Solar System, Earth orbits the Sun. The Sun, in turn, travels around the center of the Milky Way, moving alongside hundreds of ...

Potential patches of Earth's ancient crust, sometimes called "sunken worlds," may have just been discovered deep within the mantle, thanks to a new way of mapping the inside of our planet.

There's a lot more to Earth than meets the eye. Far from being just a roundish rock barreling through space, our planet is composed of several layers held together by intense forces of gravity.

Pluto-Charon Formation Scenario Mimics Earth-Moon System Jan. 7, 2025 — A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth ...

A recently discovered asteroid that has captured the attention of the astronomy community now has a slightly increased risk of affecting Earth ... impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, telescope ...

Just like there's a classification system for hurricanes and tornadoes, space weather storms that develop and pose threats to Earth have their own classification system. But these storms are a ...

SINGAPORE: Morning commuters on Monday (Feb 10) were hit by a delay on the North-East Line (NEL) due to a signalling fault at Buangkok MRT station. The disruption lasted for over an hour ...