The record-breaking mission offers an unprecedented opportunity to study the geology of our planet’s largest layer.

While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like the pages of a book, is Earth's history.

Separating the planet’s rocky crust and the molten outer core, the mantle makes up 70 percent of the Earth’s mass and 84 percent of its volume. But despite its outsized influence on the planet ...

Vesta, one of the two largest bodies in our solar system's asteroid belt, has long been thought to be more than just another asteroid. Scientists had concluded that it sported some fundamental ...

In the modern world, a reliable supply of hydrogen gas is vital for the function of society. Fertilizer produced from ...

Venus may not have Earth-style tectonic plates, but it’s far from geologically quiet. A new model shows its crust is ...

Hydrogen is an essential part of modern society. It’s used to make fertilizers that feed half of the world’s population and ...