A Supernova may have caused Mass Extinction on Earth
An exploding star (supernova) about 65 light-years away may have caused mass extinction on Earth, 359 million years ago.
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Our Rotating Earth
Earth’s rotation stabilized on the night sky. Most time-lapse videos of the night sky show the stars and sky moving above a steady Earth. Here, however, the
The True Size of Earth’s ‘Lost’ 8th Continent Zealandia
New maps unveiled the size of Earth’s ‘lost’ 8th Continent Zealandia, and is nearly 2 million square miles (5 million square kilometers).
A fifth of Earth’s Ocean Floor has been Mapped so far
Nearly a fifth of the Earth’s ocean floor has now been mapped, with the new data equating to an area twice the size of Australia.
There could be 6 billion Earth-like planets in our Galaxy
There could be as many as six billion Earth-like planets in the Milky Way Galaxy, according to new estimates.
Widespread Structures near Earth’s Core
Researchers conduct first simultaneous analysis of hundreds of earthquakes to identify echoes from features deep inside Earth.
Star/Exoplanet best twin to the Sun/Earth discovered
Astronomers have found the star Kepler-160 and its companion KOI-456.04 are more reminiscent of the Sun-Earth system than any previously known exoplanet-star pair.
Another Earth
This artist’s concept shows exoplanet Kepler-1649c orbiting around its host red dwarf star.
‘One in a million’ Super-Earth discovered
Astronomers have found an incredibly rare new Super-Earth exoplanet towards the centre of the our galaxy.
The closest Black Hole to Earth
ESO instrument finds closest black hole, just 1,000 light-years from Earth. Invisible object has two companion stars visible to the naked eye.