Apophis's pass in 2029 will allow scientists to study an asteroid of this size up close. In addition, if conditions allow, it ...

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Science China Press] Earth’s magnetic field is generated by the convection of liquid iron in the outer core. It forms a ...

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New computer simulations reveal an unexpected interaction between the solar wind and Earth’s magnetic shield. Credit: Stock.

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A tiny sub-Antarctic outpost lets you tread on rocks from Earth’s mantle while millions of penguins and elephant seals crowd ...

A new study offers an explanation for unusual chemical signatures found in some volcanic rocks.

The search for exoplanets—or worlds orbiting other stars—is astronomy’s great Easter egg hunt. It was in 1992 that professional stargazers discovered the first known exoplanet, a distant body orbiting ...

When you look up at the night sky, many stars are shining.Beyond them, a world we do not yet know is spreading out.How far ...

The Amazon holds at least a third of the world’s remaining tropical forests. Some sources put it at more like half. Its rains ...