Browsing: Earths

When we talk about the events of mass extinction, the first case that usually comes to mind is when an…

The Earth’s core is quite dynamic. Its spin speeds up and slows down based on how the two main layers…

After seeing Elon Musk send thousands of satellites into low Earth orbit, it’s natural to wonder why we can’t just…

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NASA has released the clearest image yet of Earth’s magnetospheric radiation belts. But the spacecraft that accomplished this feat wasn’t…

As far as the eye can see, there are reddish-brown rocks and no plants in sight. It is a frigid,…

For the first time, an international team of scientists rock it is Earth’s mantleThis layer, just below the crust, makes…

Shackleton Crater on the south pole of the moon is an area in permanent shadowLROC/Shadowcam/NASA/KARI/ASU A backup of Earth-based life…

Deep inside the Earth lies a solid metal ball that spins independently of the Earth, spinning on its axis, like…

This story is part of our “Cosmology” series, which confronts the incredible vastness of the universe and our place in…