crust

Mars Has Lots of Water, But It’s Out of Reach

Mars was once wet, but now its surface is desiccated. Its meagre atmosphere contains only a tiny trace amount of…

4 months ago

Scientists Discover New Geological Link Between Earth and Venus

Venus is sometimes called Earth's sister planet because of their shared physical, geological, and atmospheric features. Scientists have discovered something…

4 months ago

Measuring the Atmospheres of Other Worlds to See if There are Enough Nutrients for Life

Life on Earth depends on six critical elements: Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorous, and Sulfur. These elements are referred to…

8 months ago

It Looks Like There are Still Active Volcanoes on Venus

Venus' surface is no stranger to volcanoes. Radar images show more than 1,000 volcanic structures on the planet. But for…

4 years ago

Dark Stains on Mercury Reveal Its Ancient Crust

Ever since the MESSENGER spacecraft entered orbit around Mercury in 2011, and indeed even since Mariner 10's flyby in 1974, peculiar…

9 years ago

What are the Earth’s Layers?

There is more to the Earth than what we can see on the surface. In fact, if you were able…

9 years ago

Is Earth Running Out Of Crust?

[/caption] Earth just doesn't make crust like it used to... at least, not according to new research by a team…

13 years ago

Earth’s Layers For Kids

My son recently came back from a science day camp with one of the coolest things. It was a model…

15 years ago

Continental Crust

The crust is the top layer of the Earth's Surface. Did you know that there are 2 types, though? One…

15 years ago

Continental Drift Theory

In elementary school, every teacher had one of those pull-down maps of the world to teach geography. On occasion, I…

15 years ago