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.
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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.
A Day in the Life of Elon Musk
Here’s an inside look at the daily life and routine of one of the world’s most influential people, Elon Musk.
‘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.
Most Earth-like Exoplanet discovered
The most Earth-like exoplanet discovered, 300 light-years away, orbiting in the habitable zone of its star., hidden in early NASA Kepler data.
Ancient Earth was completely Covered in Water
New research shows that the early Earth, may have been a real-life “waterworld”—without a continent in sight.
Julius Caesar and Leap Days
In 46 BC Julius Caesar reformed the calendar system, based on advice by astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria. The Julian calendar included one leap day every four years
Earth’s Magnetic Song recorded for the first time
Scientists recorded Earth’s magnetic song for the first time during a solar storm.
Earth – Moon viewed from deep Space
Pictured on the left, Earth is the pale blue dot just below the rings of Saturn, as captured by the robotic Cassini spacecraft then orbiting the outermost