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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
Bigger than the dinosaur-killer, asteroid S2 smashed life on Earth into a higher gear
Researchers discovered a 3.26-billion-year-old asteroid impact acted as 'giant fertilizer bomb,' aiding early microbial life.
Researchers find strong evidence for “Snowball Earth” theory
Study “presents the first physical evidence that Snowball Earth reached the heart of continents at the equator” says lead author Liam Courtney-Davies.
Rendezvous with a comet: 10 years to the historic Philae comet landing
On 12 November 2014, after a 10-year journey, the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission's lander Philae made space exploration history.
Final supermoon of the year, the Beaver Moon, to appear on November 15
Supermoon will appear about 14% larger and up to 30% brighter than average as it comes within approximately 225,000 miles of Earth.
Astronauts share “viral” common dream when sleeping in orbit, Russian cosmonaut reveals
Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, 43, had been in orbit from March 2, 2023, to September 4, 2023—almost 186 days—as part of the crew of the SpaceX Crew-6 mission and the expedition ISS-68/ISS-69.
Scientists present strongest evidence yet for ninth solar system planet
In 2016, scientists Michael Brown and Konstantin Batygin suggested that an unseen Planet Nine could explain the unusual orbits of some Kuiper Belt objects, sparking interest in its possible existence
Virginia Tech study reveals evidence of Earth's 'Plumeworld Ocean' era after last Ice Age
The findings suggest vast rivers of glacial meltwater rushed into the sea, pooling over dense salty ocean water.
Russian cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev suggests some Apollo moon landing footage was filmed on earth
In Russia, skepticism about the Moon landings is strong; a 2020 poll found that 49% of Russians still doubt US astronauts landed on the Moon.
Father-daughter duo decipher message coming from Mars
The European Space Agency's project "A Sign in Space" revealed that citizen scientists could be vital in deciphering signals from extraterrestrials.
NASA backs Hawking's prediction of earth's end, urges urgent climate action
Experts warn that humanity may need to leave earth by 2600 due to climate change and resource depletion.
