plate tectonics
A Crater on Venus Indicates the Planet Hasn’t Been Volcanic for a Long Time
Venus may not have had Earth-like tectonic plates or volcanism for the last billion years, according to a new study.…
There Could Be Carbon-Rich Exoplanets Made Of Diamonds
Scientists are getting better at understanding exoplanets. We now know that they're plentiful, and that they can even orbit dead…
Anak Krakatau Erupted a Few Days Ago. Here’s What it Looked Like From Space
In between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra lies the Sunda Strait. And in the Sunda Strait lies the…
Giant Meteor Impacts Might Have Triggered Early Earth’s Plate Tectonics
A new study by an Australian-US team has found that a large impact that happened ca. 3.2 billion years ago…
It Looks Like Plate Tectonics Aren’t Required to Support Life
According to a new study, it is possible that extra-solar planets with no plate tectonics might be capable of supporting…
What is the Temperature of the Earth’s Crust?
As Earth's outermost layer, the temperature of its crust varies considerably, depending on where it is measured from and various…
What is the Pacific “Ring of Fire”?
What if someone were to tell you that there's a region in the world where roughly 90% of the world's…
Could Plate Tectonics Create Cracks And Odd Terrain In Cold Europa’s Crust?
Mysteries abound on icy Europa, that cold moon of Jupiter. Even years after the Galileo spacecraft finished its mission in…
Scientists Find Clues of Plate Tectonics on Mars
Caption: Valles Marineris NASA World Wind Map Mars Credit: NASA Until now, Earth was thought to be the only planet…
What Is Pangaea?
So, you are curious about what is Pangaea? It was the supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago during the…