The moon is sometimes called "two-faced" because the surface of its side perpetually facing away from Earth looks so different than its side always facing our planet. And the differences run deeper ...

The interior of the mysterious far side of the moon may be colder than the side constantly facing Earth, suggests a new analysis of rock samples co-led by a UCL (University College London) and Peking ...

Jezero Crater, the landing site for Perseverance, was once a lake, and the sediments along the river that flowed into the crater were a promising place to look for signs of past life on Mars. However, ...

Every summer, Spain's iconic Camino bakes under extreme heat, but Norway's St Olav Ways offer pilgrims a quieter, cooler path to redemption.

AI models used ancient zircons to reveal Earth’s earliest crust chemistry, solving a long-standing geologic mystery. (CREDIT: CC BY-SA 4.0) In Earth’s early days, more than 4 billion years ago, the ...

It’s important to note that pegmatites cool relatively quickly, sometimes within just a few years. Despite this rapid cooling, they contain some of the largest crystals on the planet. These rocks are ...

Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas is a unique family destination in several ways. It's America's only urban national park, meaning it's accessible from the city's busy downtown and free to visit.

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected witness to Earth’s distant past: tiny iron oxide stones called ooids. These mineral snowballs lock away traces of ancient carbon, revealing that oceans between ...

Seemingly contradictory materials are trapped together in two glittering diamonds from South Africa, shedding light on how diamonds form.

Starbase, a space launch facility located at the southern tip of Texas, U.S. The massive Starship rocket, carrying Interlune’s lunar regolith excavation equipment ‘Harvester,’ roars into the sky. The ...