Planetary scientists have recently drawn a connection between the birth of Jupiter and the formation zone of Earth, ...

Jupiter's influence on our Solar System dates back to a time when Earth was still just a cloud of dust and gas. Long before ...

Ancient rocks reveal a potassium-40 deficit, the first physical evidence of the proto-Earth and insights into early planetary ...

New research shows how Jupiter carved out rings and gaps that changed how and when planets and meteorites formed.

The European Union says it has reached an agreement with China to stabilize the flow of rare earth materials crucial for high ...

The early growth of the gas giant carved rings that formed primitive meteorites and shaped the architecture of the inner ...

CubeSat satellite activates after a powerful solar storm and discovers two new and mysterious radiation belts around Earth.

A study by researchers at the University of Oxford, University of Leeds, and University College London has identified a new constraint on the chemistry of Earth's core, by showing how it was able to ...

Each year, the solid-iron inner core at the heart of our planet expands by about a millimeter as the Earth’s nether regions cool and solidify. According to a recent study, one side appears to be ...

Earth's core cannot be made just of iron — it also appears to contain carbon. And our research suggests it may contain a bit of oxygen and possibly silicon as well. The iron-rich core at the centre of ...