Earth Space dust created a thirst trap, delivering water from solar winds to Earth Whether from the tap or an Artesian spring, your water came from the Sun. By Cassidy Ward 4 min ago Under pressure, iron takes on super strength in Earth’s core When you put iron under intense heat and pressure, it morphs into something stronger than any superhero. By Elizabeth Rayne 3 min ago The last moments of Earth's formation seriously scarred the Moon Giant impacts on the Moon may have come from the last chunks of material that formed the Earth. By Phil Plait 2 weeks ago A near-Earth asteroid may actually be a chunk of the Moon blasted into orbit! A quasi-satellite follows Earth around the Sun. By Phil Plait 2 weeks ago Cataclysmic rainstorms drowned ancient Earth - could global warming bring them back? Hundreds of millions of years ago, Earth heated up so much that it experienced devastating rain. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 weeks ago Earth lost its balance once, and it took 5 million years to get it back Planets can sometimes lose their balance in a phenomenon called true polar wander; Earth is no exception. By Elizabeth Rayne 4 weeks ago Asteroids almost kept Earth from having an atmosphere Asteroid impacts almost made Earth an inhospitable planet; impact vapors stripped oxygen from the atmosphere. By Elizabeth Rayne 1 month ago Journey to the center of the Earth? We’re getting closer with the deepest dirt dive ever A team of researchers is going to dig into the deepest soil study ever. By Elizabeth Rayne 1 month ago Earth's solid inner core may be a little bit mushy By Phil Plait 1 month ago Earth, Venus, and the Moon may all be victims of ancient hit-and-run planetary collisions By Phil Plait 2 months ago Load More
Space dust created a thirst trap, delivering water from solar winds to Earth Whether from the tap or an Artesian spring, your water came from the Sun. By Cassidy Ward 4 min ago
Under pressure, iron takes on super strength in Earth’s core When you put iron under intense heat and pressure, it morphs into something stronger than any superhero. By Elizabeth Rayne 3 min ago
The last moments of Earth's formation seriously scarred the Moon Giant impacts on the Moon may have come from the last chunks of material that formed the Earth. By Phil Plait 2 weeks ago
A near-Earth asteroid may actually be a chunk of the Moon blasted into orbit! A quasi-satellite follows Earth around the Sun. By Phil Plait 2 weeks ago
Cataclysmic rainstorms drowned ancient Earth - could global warming bring them back? Hundreds of millions of years ago, Earth heated up so much that it experienced devastating rain. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 weeks ago
Earth lost its balance once, and it took 5 million years to get it back Planets can sometimes lose their balance in a phenomenon called true polar wander; Earth is no exception. By Elizabeth Rayne 4 weeks ago
Asteroids almost kept Earth from having an atmosphere Asteroid impacts almost made Earth an inhospitable planet; impact vapors stripped oxygen from the atmosphere. By Elizabeth Rayne 1 month ago
Journey to the center of the Earth? We’re getting closer with the deepest dirt dive ever A team of researchers is going to dig into the deepest soil study ever. By Elizabeth Rayne 1 month ago
Earth, Venus, and the Moon may all be victims of ancient hit-and-run planetary collisions By Phil Plait 2 months ago
