Today NASA announced the selection of a University of California San Diego-led satellite mission for the Earth System ...

A team of geologists found for the first time evidence linking regions of low seismic velocity and the shape of the Earth’s magnetic field.

Learn how seismic waves helped identify rare mantle earthquakes deep below Earth’s crust, offering new insight into the ...

Once a month, we feature a story from Lightspeed’s current issue. This month’s selection is “Death Echoes Overlapping” by ...

Credit: NASA Two next-generation satellite missions announced Thursday will help NASA better understand Earth and improve ...

Mars is not just a colder, dustier version of Earth. It is a planet soaked in high‑energy particles that batter rock, metal, ...

While we have sent probes billions of kilometers into interstellar space, humans have barely scratched the surface of our own ...

New data from NASA's Juno orbiter reveals Jupiter is slightly smaller and more 'squashed' than scientists previously thought.

In addition to negatively impacting the visibility of the night sky, the increasing number of satellites also poses a ...

Earth’s magnetic field works a bit like a dynamo. It is generated by the movement of molten iron and nickel in the outer core ...

If you love planets, this is the month for you! At the start of February, Jupiter is the most brilliant planet on view, high ...

NASA's Perseverance rover, launched in Florida, discovered bleached rocks on Mars, providing new evidence that the planet was ...