New seismic imaging shows magma lingering beneath quiet Cascade volcanoes, shaping how scientists monitor and plan for eruptions.

Super-Earths are the galaxy’s “middle children.” They are beefier than Earth but smaller than gas giants like Neptune. We ...

"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet," study lead Miki Nakajima, an associate professor in the ...

In addition to shaping the interior of rocky planets, molten rock located deep within these planets may also contribute to ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. New model suggests an ocean of magma formed within the first few hundred million years of Earth's ...

Some 4.6 billion years ago, Earth was nothing like the gentle blue planet we know today. Frequent and violent celestial impacts churned its surface and interior into a seething ocean of magma—an ...

Astronomers have spent the past decade cataloguing thousands of planets beyond the solar system, many of them falling into a ...