Learn more about the atmosphere of WASP-121b, or Tylos, whose winds are layered like no other planet’s.

The exosphere is the outermost layer of Earth’s atmosphere, where space begins. It has almost no air, and satellites orbit ...

When it comes to layered quantum materials, current understanding only scratches the surface; so demonstrates a new study ...

New study reveals that Earth's inner core is undergoing unexpected structural changes, challenging long-held assumptions ...

Non-mixing layers of water and hydrocarbons thousands of miles deep could explain the icy planets’ strange magnetic fields.

Astronomers have mapped, for the first time, the three-dimensional structure of an exoplanet’s atmosphere, revealing ...

Earth's oceans are mysterious, largely unexplored places, but the enormous oceans of Neptune and Uranus have them beat.

"It feels like something out of science fiction," said European Southern Observatory astrophysicist Julia Victoria Seidel.

What is happening in Earth's inner core? Discover the implications of its deformation for seismic activity and navigation.

Our planet, Earth, is structurally composed of a series of concentric internal spherical layers that are divided into: crust, upper mantle, mantle, outer core and inner core. Every ...

SLAC and Stanford achieve ambient-temperature superconductivity in nickelates without high pressure, boosting efficiency.