Rare Brazilian diamond reveals a hidden water pathway to Earth’s deep mantle, reshaping our view of deep‑Earth dynamics. A tiny mineral inclusion locked inside an ultra‑deep diamond has provided fresh clues that water originating at the planet’s...

Study finds that placing a nuclear device deep inside an asteroid could vastly boost Earth’s defenses against catastrophic impacts. A recent peer‑reviewed article in Space: Science and Technology proposes that the most effective way to neutralise a...

New close‑up of asteroid Kamoʻoalewa shows its unique shape as scientists plan detailed studies and future sample missions to uncover its origins. China’s Tianwen‑2 probe has snapped the inaugural close‑up photograph of Kamoʻoalewa, a diminutive...

New evidence reveals that Earth and Mars followed distinct evolutionary paths, challenging long-held theories about their shared planetary origins. Despite their shared origins within the same primordial disk of gas and dust, Earth and Mars followed...

Uncovering the microbial diversity of wastewater. Exploring the hidden world of microorganisms in wastewater and sewage. Harnessing the power of microbes. How they can help treat wastewater and sewage. All living organisms require water as a...

experts, but a new study suggests the source may be hidden deeper within the Earth than suspected. Deep beneath the Earth’s surface, a persistent geological secret has remained locked away since the planet’s violent infancy 4.5 billion years ago. New...

New study suggests a massive asteroid shattered 800 million years ago, unleashing a debris wave that swept through the inner Solar System. New calculations suggest that a catastrophic breakup of a parent body in the main asteroid belt around 800...

Scientists probe a puzzling shift in Earth’s molten core 2,200 km beneath the Pacific, where flow reversed then weakened, sparking new deep‑earth research. A team of geophysicists has identified a dramatic change in the flow of liquid iron beneath the...

Satellites warn a mysterious warm Pacific water swell could trigger a far bigger 2026 climate shock than expected. NOAA announced on June 11 that sea‑surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific had stayed at least 0.5 °C above...

A new model published in Nature Geoscience predicts when Earth’s oxygen-rich atmosphere will eventually collapse, marking a turning point for life. Our planet’s hospitable, oxygen-rich atmosphere is a fleeting luxury in the grander timeline of the...

Venera 13 survived Venus’s crushing heat and pressure far beyond its 32‑minute design, transmitting data long after the surface threatened to crush it. When the Soviet Venera 13 lander touched down on Venus on 1 March 1982, engineers had anticipated...

NASA’s Perseverance rover snaps a rare shot of Phobos alongside Earth hovering over the Martian surface, offering a stunning double‑planet view. During a routine session on the Martian plain, NASA’s Perseverance rover recorded a striking sky picture...

Juno’s first underground temperature readings of Io expose hidden heat sources fueling Jupiter’s most volcanic moon. During two close flybys in late 2023 and early 2024, NASA’s Juno spacecraft skimmed Io at a distance of roughly 1,500 km (930 mi) and...

Signals from historical nuclear tests have uncovered new evidence of fluid movement occurring deep within Earth’s outer core. Data derived from historic underground nuclear detonations has provided researchers with a rare, high-resolution look into the...

Did comets truly spark life on Earth? A new study challenges this long-held scientific theory, proposing an unexpected alternative for our planet’s origins. The long-standing hypothesis that comets acted as celestial delivery vehicles for the building...

Mercury’s iron core, mysterious dark crust, and ancient magnetic field hold secrets that scientists may only unlock by landing on its surface. Mercury remains a planetary enigma, defined by a disproportionately massive iron core, a shrinking exterior,...

NASA’s long-planned effort to return pristine samples from Mars has been effectively canceled after steep budget cuts, leaving decades of scientific ambition and cached Martian rocks in an uncertain limbo. For planetary scientists, the promise was...

Thin bright streaks on Mercury’s steep slopes may be signs of ongoing material loss beneath the surface. A global study suggests the planet is still quietly evolving today. Mercury sits closest to the Sun, small and battered, with a surface shaped by...

Scientists have discovered oxygen trapped deep within Earth’s magma, a finding that could explain the mysterious rise of early life on our planet. Geoscientists have long operated under the assumption that the oxygen content in Earth’s mantle is...

High-resolution observations have uncovered tiny, swirling vortices dancing across the Sun’s surface, offering new insights into solar atmospheric dynamics. New high-resolution observations of the Sun have unveiled a hidden layer of activity defined by...