Astronomers Confirm 4 Rocky Exoplanets in Earth’s Backyard, Just 6 Light-Years Away
The four exoplanets orbit Barnard’s Star so closely that their years last only a few Earth days. They are probably rocky and, ...
Super-Earths and mini-Neptunes research suggests more Earth-like planets may exist
A new study by Rice University researchers Sho Shibata and Andre Izidoro presents a compelling new model for the formation of ...
Earth's 'dirty mirror' effect is accelerating climate change, research suggests
The Earth is absorbing more sunlight and trapping more heat than it releases into space, causing our planet to warm up at an ...
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Scientists discover giant blobs deep inside Earth are 'evolving by themselves' — and we may finally know where they come from
Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.
Alien: Earth Xenomorph Teased at SXSW
Alien: Earth has an ensemble cast featuring Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, Timothy Olyphant, Essie Davis, David Rysdahl, ...
Climate change, already causing problems on Earth, could soon create a mess for orbiting satellites
A new study finds that climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in ...
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Earth from space: Erupting 'sharkcano' spits out a giant underwater plume in Oceania
A 2022 satellite photo shows a large plume of discolored water rising from the undersea Kavachi volcano, during an eruption ...
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Top-secret X-37B space plane returns to Earth in dead of night after mysterious 434-day mission, US military reveals
The U.S. military's top-secret X-37B space plane has returned from a mysterious 434-day mission in orbit. The enigmatic ...
Starliner astronauts' return to Earth finally near as replacement crew readies to launch to space station
Four fresh crew members bound for the International Space Station will finally enable the "stranded" Starliner astronauts to head for home.
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Earth on the brink? Looking back on nearly two decades of tipping point research
David Armstrong McKay is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Sussex and the lead author of a 2022 paper that ...
Stranded astronauts prepare to return to Earth after 9 months in space
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are one step closer to coming back to Earth after their 10-day mission turned into a nine-month stay in space. Tonight, NASA and SpaceX are preparing to ...
NASA Tracking Three Plane-Sized Asteroids Approaching Earth Today
NASA is monitoring three aircraft-sized asteroids that will zoom past the Earth later today at around 19,000 to 22,200 miles per hour.