In the arid deserts of Ethiopia, a geological marvel has been quietly unfolding since 2005—a 35-mile-long fissure known as the East African Rift. Far from being a mere curiosity, this rift holds the ...

La sonde Osiris-Rex réussira-t-elle là où a échoué le robot Philae ? Autrement dit prélever des échantillons et peut-être enfin percer le mystère de la naissance des océans ? C'est son autre objectif.

Water has made the Earth the planet that it is—a planet known for its blue oceans. Water shapes the land through erosion and is fundamental to Earth’s ability to support life. But we have a hard time ...

Guillaume Paris does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

In the beginning, when planets were newborn, they glowed like furnaces, vast oceans of molten rock wrapped in heavy blankets ...

Washington, DC— Our galaxy’s most abundant type of planet could be rich in liquid water due to formative interactions between ...

Our galaxy's most abundant type of planet could be rich in liquid water due to formative interactions between magma oceans ...

The faster-solidifying top portion of this ocean became the lunar crust, a new study suggests. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Florian Cesbron, maître de conférences et professeur associé au CNAM et directeur par interim à l’Institut national des sciences et techniques de la mer - INTECHMER présente la formation d’excellence ...

Earth’s first (water) oceans are thought to have been too acidic for life. A new study has estimated the timelines of the ...

A new study suggests that Pluto and other large Kuiper belt objects started out with liquid oceans which have been slowly freezing over time. The accretion of new material during Pluto's formation may ...