NASA researchers suggest a surprising discovery on planet Mercury: a diamond layer approximately 10 miles thick, adding to ...

Mercury’s surface is scattered with graphite, a clear sign that its crust once floated atop a carbon-rich magma ocean. As the ...

Mercury, the smallest and innermost planet in our solar system, may be home to a dazzling secret hidden beneath its scorched ...

Neutron star mergers are collisions between neutron stars, the collapsed cores of what were once massive supergiant stars.

Oct. 3, 2024 — For the first time, scientists have taken near-daily measurements of the Sun's global coronal magnetic field, a region of the Sun that has only been observed irregularly in the past.

A new study indicates that Mercury's core-mantle boundary (CMB) may possess a diamond layer that extends up to 18 kilometers ...

During a brief but dramatic chapter in Earth's history about 41,000 years ago, the planet’s magnetic field nearly collapsed.

Scientists have long puzzled over why Mars, once protected by a global magnetic field like Earth, now shows only a magnetic ...

Who knew that magnetic fields could be so useful? Astronomers are able to use magnetic fields to map our environment within ...

New research shows that powerful magnetic fields might be able to help #stroke patients regain their speech ability. #publichealth #news ...

A decade of observations cast doubt on the typical magnetar origin story, at least as it relates to SGR 0501+4516.

"Magnetar birth rates and formation scenarios are among the most pressing questions in high-energy astrophysics." ...