Tibetan uplift was mainly caused by post-collisional mantle dynamics, not ongoing India-Asia convergence. The study ...

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Vesta might be a shattered remnant of an early planet, not a failed one—forcing scientists to rethink how worlds begin.

Scientists have uncovered one of the most exciting geological discoveries of the decade – the long-lost Pontus tectonic plate ...

Vesta, thought to be the second-largest asteroid in the solar system, could be a piece of an ancient, unknown planet, a new ...

Unlike most asteroids, which are composed of cosmic sediment, Vesta’s surface is volcanic basalt, indicating that it ...

As the second-largest object in the main asteroid belt, Vesta attracts a healthy amount of scientific interest.

Hold onto your sense of balance. Scientists have found fresh proof that Earth doesn't just drift through space — sometimes, ...

Scientists drilled the deepest core yet, reaching near Earth's mantle, uncovering unique geological samples and offering new ...

Astronomers studied it for clues to how early planets grew, and what Earth might have looked like in its infancy.