Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than ...

It’s especially puzzling since Venus is a terrestrial world much like Earth, so much so that it’s considered to be our planet ...

Scientists have found evidence of plate tectonics on Jupiter’s moon Europa. This indicates the first sign of this type of surface-shifting geological activity on a world other than Earth. Researchers ...

Unlike Earth, Venus lacks discrete, moving plates. Analogue model experiments suggest that observed hints at plate recycling do indeed indicate current, localized destruction of the Venusian surface.

Fast and highly repeatable geometry laser system reduces calibration time and offers very high resolution, plus accuracy. HAMAR LASER INSTRUMENTS INC. released its L-703SP Surface Plate Calibration ...

It’s right there in the name: “plate tectonics.” Geology’s organizing theory hinges on plates—thin, interlocking pieces of Earth’s rocky skin. Plates’ movements explain earthquakes, volcanoes, ...

On Venus, plumes of superheated rock from near the planet’s core may rise up intermittently, destroy patches of the planet’s surface and create unique crown-shaped geologic features called coronae, a ...

Underneath our feet, deep down in the Earth, liquid iron is producing the magnetic field that we all take for granted. But every now and then that magnetic field reverses or flips its polarity. What ...