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Habitable worlds may be far more common than thought, Israeli study says
Published in the peer-reviewed The Astrophysical Journal, the research focuses on tidally locked planets, worlds that always show the same face to their star.
Russia plans a nuclear power plant on Moon within a decade
The vanished Red Sea and the catastrophic flood that brought it back
Giant asteroid 2025 FA22, 1000x the Chelyabinsk meteorite's mass, rushes past earth today
Asteroid 2024 YR4 rises to the top of NASA's risk chart
The next close approach of asteroid 2024 YR4 is projected for December 22, 2032, when it may pose a potential danger, with an estimated 1.2% chance of impact.
Lost engineering marvels: How Aboriginal people shaped mysterious Earth Rings across Australia
Sunbury Ring G, one of five earth rings on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country in Sunbury, Victoria, is a remarkable human-made feature rising from the hills.
China announces discovery of superlarge ion-adsorption-type rare earth deposit in Yunnan
More than 470,000 tons correspond to critical elements such as praseodymium, neodymium, dysprosium, and terbium.
Submerged tectonic plates? Scientists find anomalies deep within Earth's mantle
Using high-resolution models and the Piz Daint supercomputer, researchers identified anomalies beneath oceans and continental interiors.
No Cosmic Grinch: Asteroid 2024 XN1 to pass safely by Earth on Christmas Eve
NASA is set to track a sizable near-Earth object, asteroid 2024 XN1, which is expected to pass relatively close to Earth on December 24.
Flat Earth YouTuber admits mistake after trip to Antarctica
Campanella participated in "The Final Experiment," an expedition conceived by Will Duffy, a pastor from Colorado, aiming to end the long-standing disputes about the shape of the planet.
Are dark comets Earth's 'life delivery' couriers? We now know about 14 of them in the solar system
Dark comets resemble asteroids but speed up unexpectedly, suggesting they may fire jets of gas like comets.
Special delivery: New study suggests water came to early Earth via comets
A new study renews focus on the role of Jupiter-family comets in Earth's water history.
Human activity shifted Earth's axis by 80 centimeters, study finds
Water extraction caused an average annual drift of Earth's rotational pole by 4.63 cm, totaling 80 cm in less than two decades.
So soon? Bidding goodbye to our recently arrived mini moon
The smallish asteroid is expected to come back next year, and then take its leave for 30 more years.
