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This so-called inner inner core was discovered by analyzing how seismic waves move through our planet's different layers

For those of you who missed them, here are this week’s absolute coolest pieces of news from the world of science

Even cooler, scientists say each and every of these Earth-like planets in our home galaxy might be life-friendly

Astronomers say that, on this day, our home planet, Jupiter and the Sun will be almost perfectly aligned

If our entire species were to vanish all of a sudden, the world would be a fairly chaotic place for at least a few weeks

The asteroid, dubbed 2004 BL86, will make its closest approach at 16:19 UTC (11:19 EST), NASA scientists say

The satellite will map water hidden in the top 2 inches (5 centimeters) of our planet's soils, frozen and thawed lands

New video explains how and why our good old Earth's appearance drastically changed over the millennia

The discovery is expected to help scientists better understand how life emerged and evolved on our planet

Astronomers say the space rock, dubbed 2004 BL86, is estimated to measure about 0.5 kilometers (0.3 miles) across

The so-called leap second will be added to June 30, 2015, to sync atomic clocks with our planet's rotational time

The astronomers behind this discovery say that, of the eight newly found planets, two are strikingly similar to our own

The gorgeous video comprises images taken by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerts, made it online just yesterday

Study claims young Earth made its own water through geologic processes, eventually released some of it to the surface

The new crust formed over the course of just a few weeks, the rise of the layer was followed by a volcanic eruption

European Space Agency scientists say our planet's seas and oceans formed from water carried to Earth by asteroids

Scientists use laser to ignite a series of chemical reactions, end up creating the molecular building blocks of life