Mercury is tiny, barely bigger than the Moon. Its metallic core makes up 70% of the planet’s mass, vastly exceeding Earth’s 32% and Mars ’ 25%. It’s unlikely that the core actually formed like this.

The formation of Mercury remains an unsolved mystery. The planet closest to the sun has a disproportionately large metallic core—accounting for about 70% of its mass—and a relatively small rocky ...

The striking thing about this is that repeating the procedure on the star turned up no evidence of carbon-based chemicals, even though the system is young enough that it should still have a ...

Researchers from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have revealed for the first time how gas flows from vast distances toward the disk surrounding a ...

For decades, Uranus baffled scientists because it seemed to have no internal heat. Now, new computer modeling shows the planet actually emits more energy than it receives from the Sun. This subtle ...

Indiana football closed out a win over Iowa by intentionally taking a safety. Here's why the Hoosiers closed out the game with an unorthodox strategy.

What can auroras on a rogue planet teach astronomers about planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics hopes to address, as an international ...

Black holes are among the most intriguing cosmic bodies in space. The Pop III.1 model uses primordial stars to explain how they may have formed.

Change detection conducted in the youngest, topographically steepest, and theoretically most unstable regions on the lunar surface revealed a large number of new landslides formed since 2009.

The National Weather Service released a frost advisory at 12:48 a.m. on Wednesday valid for Thursday between midnight and 8 a.m. for Northern Wayne as well as Bradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming and Pike ...

A maelstrom of star formation close to the center of our galaxy has been revealed in two different wavelengths by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), its beautiful images highlighting the intensity ...

CELTIC fans have been calling for a change of hierarchy since the end of the transfer window. Over 400 supporters groups signed an open letter demanding the board answer their questions around a ...