Explore the truth behind the Flat Earth theory. Learn why the Earth is round, how the Flat Earth Society influences beliefs, and what the Bible says about the Earth’s shape. Discover why some Americans still question if the Earth is flat or round. For...

A retired NASA spacecraft that once explored Earth’s hazardous radiation belts has fallen back to Earth years earlier than expected, after heightened solar activity gradually pulled it out of orbit. Space missions rarely end with a dramatic finale....

Tiny chemical clues inside Moon dust show what kinds of asteroids hit the Earth–Moon system for billions of years, and why those impacts added very little water to Earth. Earth has a short memory. Its surface is always changing as continents move,...

Astronomers reclassify a nearby exoplanet, placing it among the most promising potentially habitable worlds, boosting hopes for life beyond Earth. Located about 25 light‑years from Earth in the constellation Camelopardalis, the exoplanet GJ 3378b...

complex directions. The physical structure of our planet is in a state of measurable flux. New research highlights that Earth’s surface is undergoing a global deformation characterized by rising polar regions and sinking equatorial zones. A study...

Scientists have discovered a geological clue beneath an Australian plain that could help locate hidden cave systems on Earth and other planets. The Nullarbor Plain, a vast expanse of arid, flat terrain spanning over 200,000 square kilometers in...

ESA greenlights a CubeSat to attempt the first autonomous landing on asteroid Apophis before its close Earth flyby. The European Space Agency has moved forward with one of its most daring planetary‑defence projects by signing a contract for Don...

1997 and 2000. This represents a significant trend of 0.4 millimetres of additional rounding per decade. Comparison of Earth’s surface deformation models using GNSS satellite data from 1997 to 2015. Credit: JGR Planets The Complex Interplay of Ice and...

Scientists have discovered six mysterious, previously unknown regions deep within Earth that could reshape our understanding of the planet’s hidden dynamics. Geophysicists have uncovered six previously unidentified anomalies deep within the Earth’s...

When asteroid Apophis zooms past Earth in 2029, scientists will use the rare 38,000 km flyby as a vital test for future planetary defense strategies. On April 13, 2029, the asteroid 99942 Apophis will make a remarkably close approach to Earth, skimming...

Multiple spacecraft missions are being readied to study asteroid Apophis during its rare 2029 Earth flyby. A fleet of spacecraft concepts is being shaped to capture data on asteroid Apophis during its close approach to Earth in 2029, providing a rare...

Understanding why satellite dishes use a curved bowl shape reveals how parabolic geometry captures faint satellite signals, focuses them precisely, and delivers clear communication performance. When we look at a satellite dish mounted on a rooftop or...

as a steady point of light rather than a resolved body. On 13 April 2029, Apophis will pass less than 32 000 km from Earth’s surface. Credit: ESA-Science Office CC BY 4.0 INT The asteroid, officially designated 99942 Apophis, was first spotted at Kitt...

Decades of hidden Earth signals reveal Beneath the Pacific basin, a vast pocket of liquid iron altered its flow direction near 2010, hinting that Earth’s inner dynamics can undergo rapid shifts. The planet’s outer core, a massive layer of swirling...

Geologists propose Venus once hosted massive oceans, challenging views of its ancient climate and habitability, hinting at past life potential. For many years Venus has been portrayed as a hostile world of crushing pressure, scorching temperatures and...

Hidden mantle ‘glass ceiling’ may explain Venus’s mysterious coronae and giant volcanic rises. A new study uses computer models and mineral physics to show that a layer about 600 km beneath Venus’s surface can trap warm mantle rock and spawn two...

Scientists propose a bold plan to protect Earth from the Sun’s deadly expansion billions of years in the future. In roughly a billion years the Sun will exhaust its nuclear fuel and swell into a red giant, a transformation that could strip Earth of its...

entering Earth’s atmosphere. Meteorite: The remnants of a meteoroid that survive the atmospheric passage and land on Earth’s surface. The difference between asteroid and meteorite lies in their origins and outcomes. While an asteroid remains in space as...

New analysis of NASA’s New Horizons data suggests liquid nitrogen may have recently reached Pluto’s surface, hinting at hidden activity beneath its glacier. Intriguing dark patterns discovered on the surface of Pluto’s Sputnik Planitia—a vast,...

Scientists have discovered that the Asian fern Blechnum orientale can grow rare earth crystals inside its tissues, a breakthrough that could lead to cleaner and more sustainable ways to harvest the metals used in modern technology. Every once in a...