When NASA’s Artemis astronauts land near the moon’s south pole, they may be stepping into a region that holds vital clues to ...

The Earth's crust is doing something pretty intense—it’s slowly breaking apart! Scientists say tectonic plates, those massive puzzle pieces that make up our planet’s surface, are shifting and cracking ...

The béarnaise sauce is a cloud of buttery, tarragon-scented luxury that adds richness without overwhelming. The peppercorn sauce provides a creamy counterpoint to the pepper crust for those who want ...

For billions of years, Earth's continents have remained remarkably stable, forming the foundation for mountains, ecosystems ...

This ancient catastrophe drastically shaped the Moon’s structure. Its crust is much thicker on the far side than on the near side, a perplexing asymmetry long studied by scientists.

When astronauts land near the moon's south pole as part of NASA's Artemis program in a few years, they likely will find ...

A rock described as a flaky pastry may sound delicate, but researchers at Tohoku University found that when they fold under compressive forces in just the right way, they can actually be strong. These ...

The farside possesses a thicker crust - the outermost layer of the planet and is more mountainous and cratered ...

A fresh analysis of old data has found rich organic chemistry within the hidden ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus ...

The far side, with its thicker crust and rugged, cratered terrain, appears to have been less volcanically active than the near side.

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Scientists have shown that Earth’s basic chemistry solidified within just three million years of the Solar System’s formation. Initially, the planet was barren and inhospitable, missing water and ...