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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
NASA spacecraft documents how Jupiter's lightning resembles Earth's
Lightning is the most powerful naturally occurring electrical source on Earth.
Jewish, Black climate activist fights for 'intersectional climate justice'
Sharona Shnayder, 23, becomes one of National Geographic Society's 15 Young Explorers
How did Earth get its water? Exoplanet research raises new theories
Israeli-born scientist says study is the first step in determining whether there is life on planets beyond our solar system.
How can we defend Earth against asteroids? This scientist has an idea
The traditional approach to this hypothetical scenario is to deflect the orbit of the incoming threat, but a scientist recently proposed an innovative approach.
Study explains how primordial life survived on 'Snowball Earth'
"Compared to the most recent Ice Age, glacier coverage was much more extensive and, more importantly, much of the ocean was frozen," Xiao said.
Asteroid the size of 22 tuna fish to fly closer to Earth than the Moon - NASA
Asteroid 2023 DZ2 is set to fly very close to the Earth on Saturday and was initially feared to be on a collision course for Earth in 2026.
Africa is splitting into two as new ocean forms, researchers say
Shifting tectonic plates have been splitting the continent since the East African Rift – a 35-mile-long crack in Ethiopia’s desert – emerged in 2005.
Scientists found method to calculate water on rocky planets in underground reserves
The water probably would have originated from volcanic activity and gradually evaporated into the atmosphere, along with other vital compounds.
Scientists get one step closer to finding out how Earth got its water
Water covers 71% of Earth’s surface, but it is unknown when or how all this water arrived on Earth.
A planet between Mars and Jupiter could wipe out Earth - study
“Despite many astronomers having wished for this extra planet, it’s a good thing we don’t have it,” said lead author Stephen Kane.
