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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.

 Life beyond Earth may exist in far stranger places than scientists once thought, a new study suggests. January, 22.
An AI generated illustrative image of a nuclear power plant on the surface of the Moon, with the Earth seen in the background.

Russia plans a nuclear power plant on Moon within a decade

Vibrant marine life in the current day Red Sea.

The vanished Red Sea and the catastrophic flood that brought it back

Illustration: asteroid near earth.

Giant asteroid 2025 FA22, 1000x the Chelyabinsk meteorite's mass, rushes past earth today


Soil liquefaction: What is the destructive, earthquake-related phenomenon?

An Israeli-French research revealed new insights into the natural, destructive phenomenon of soil liquefaction during earthquakes.

A view shows houses destroyed following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti August 14, 2021.

How did the Earth's crust, tectonic plates form? - study

This information could help answer a fundamental question about our planet and could even help scientists understand more about the formation of other planets.

Aerial view of the Earth’s surface, with visible fault lines and earthquake epicenters, created with generative AI,

NASA's first asteroid sample on track for Sunday parachute landing in Utah

The asteroid sample is headed for a fiery plunge through the atmosphere and a parachute landing in the Utah desert on Sunday.

 This mosaic image of asteroid Bennu, composed of 12 PolyCam images collected on December 2, 2018 by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a range of 15 miles (24 km).

An Earth-like planet may be hanging out in the outer solar system - study

A planet about 1.5-3 times as massive as Earth could help explain peculiar properties of the outer solar system.

Artwork showing a section of Kuiper Belt, crowded with the icy cores of potential comets.

How did the first stages of evolution start? - study

The researchers found primitive cell-like membranes in hydrothermal vents, which may reveal how life began on unhospitable Earth.

 A cell is seen undergoing mitosis, replicating its chromosomes as it divides (Illustrative).

Chinese scientists explore climate influence of Earth’s ‘third pole’

According to the study, the climate on the Tibetian plateau is changing – it’s getting warmer and wetter.

 Meltwater from the Laohugou No. 12 glacier, flows though the Qilian mountains, Subei Mongol Autonomous County in Gansu province, China, September 27, 2020

Scientists fear death by wildfires that wiped out ancient mammals

Thirteen millennia ago, a torrent of wildfires swept across California.

 A forest ablaze in a wildfire.

What was the climate on Mars like in ancient times?

A new study has examined how the paths of rivers on both Earth and Mars have changed over time.

The Trempealeau River's confluence with the Mississippi River

This star has waves strong enough to eviscerate Earth

This phenomenon is reportedly the first time that titanic waves are repeatedly breaking on one of the stars in the system.

 A white dwarf star in space (illustrative).

Aliens will destroy Earth in a matter of months, TikTok ‘time traveler’ claims

An alien by the name of “The Vanguard” will arrive on Earth to warn the human race of imminent destruction.

 Alien UFOs are seen attacking a city on Earth in this illustrative image.