A groundbreaking study by ETH Zurich reveals that solid rock in Earth's D" layer, located deep within the mantle, can move ...

Scientists think a gigantic dying star tried to swallow a black hole. It didn't end well for the star, a new study says.

Researchers will slowly melt the ice over the course of seven weeks, releasing ancient dust, volcanic ash, and diatoms, which ...

Using AI, astronomers discover a new type of supernova, SN 2023zkd, the strongest evidence yet of a dying star being ...

For thousands of years, humanity viewed the skies as unchanging, except for a few "wandering stars" (that we now know are planets). As we improved our ability to perceive the cosmos with ...

The D'' layer of the mantle flows in a solid state due to post-perovskite alignment, which accelerates seismic waves by 7%.

U-M astronomers are helping study a fast-moving, ancient, and massive comet that formed beyond our galaxy. A group of ...

So when some apparently biological carbon was dated to at least 3.95 billion years ago —making it the oldest remains of life ...

Astronomers have spotted a giant planet, TOI-6894b, orbiting a tiny red dwarf star, challenging existing planet formation ...

Reactor pressure vessels provide a barrier around thousands of uranium fuel rods in temperatures of more than 500 degrees and ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best picture yet of a high-speed comet visiting our solar system from another ...

University of Warwick astronomers have uncovered compelling evidence that a nearby white dwarf is in fact the remnant of two ...