The Earth's magnetic field and oxygen evolved together over 540 million years, according to a major NASA study.

Across the Milky Way and beyond, planetary systems appear to fall into a few recurring blueprints, and recent exoplanet ...

For nearly a billion years, Earth’s rotation stopped slowing down. Locked in a rare cosmic balance, the planet’s day remained ...

Astronomers spotted a potential Earth-size rocky world orbiting a white dwarf, suggesting a future in which our planet outlives its star. By Jonathan O’Callaghan In six billion years the sun will ...

Plate tectonics give rise to Earth's mountain ranges, earthquakes and the long-term movement of continents, and may even have provided the right conditions for life on Earth. But as far as we know, no ...

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Earth’s deep interior still shapes the world above your feet. Water trapped far below the surface helps control how rocks ...

Astronomers photographed a baby planet, WISPIT 2b, during its formation process within a dusty ring around its star system.