Scientists have made a shocking discovery, 1,700 miles (2,700km) beneath the surface of our planet. A team from ETH Zurich has discovered solid rock flowing deep within Earth. The strange rocky ...

At the heart of some of the oldest rocks in the Earth's crust, an international team has identified a chemical signature never observed until now. This major discovery opens a unique window onto the ...

As part of the agency's efforts to enable broader use of space, NASA has released its final goals and objectives for low Earth orbit, defining the long-term approach toward advancing microgravity ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the “clocks” geologists use to date events can also be misread. Unravelling Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business. Case ...

Scientists have just revealed that four small Earth-like planets are orbiting one of our closest stellar neighbours. The "exciting" revelation is rewriting what we know about our galactic ...