With an underlying universal theme of convection, a new textbook introduces upper-level geology, geophysics, physics, and engineering students to the geophysics behind the Earth System.

That same cloud gave rise to our entire solar system, including our star, the sun. Keep reading to learn more about Earth's different layers, its atmosphere, and what makes the "blue planet" unique.

Astronomers finally spotted evidence of auroras on Neptune after years of searching, raising new questions about the planet.

It is widely believed that Earth's atmosphere has been rich in oxygen ... Eiichi Tajika from the Department of Earth and Planetary Science at the University of Tokyo. "It likely took some massive ...

It is widely believed that Earth's atmosphere has been rich in oxygen ... Eiichi Tajika from the Department of Earth and Planetary Science at the University of Tokyo. "It likely took some massive ...

Using a new data-assimilation system called JAGUAR ... The JAGUAR=DAS Whole neutral Atmosphere Reanalysis: JAWARA, Progress in Earth and Planetary Science (2025). DOI: 10.1186/s40645-024-00674-3 ...

The two exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar system, orbit a star called TOI-1453, which is slightly cooler and ...

So Sato and her team turned to the Ensemble Mars Atmosphere Reanalysis System (EMARS ... comparisons in atmospheric science. Mars' similarity to Earth in terms of rotational speed and axial ...

This is thanks in large part to its status as the only other planetary body in the solar system known to host an atmosphere ... Earth and Planets Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution for Science ...