Tag: Earth
Earth is getting a tiny new mini-moon. It won’t be the first (or the last)
A large space rock will be temporarily captured by Earth’s gravity throughout October and November.
Curious Kids: what stops meteors hitting Earth and hurting people?
When rocks from space fall towards Earth, they usually don’t do any damage – here’s why.
China’s new Moon mission is about to launch, and it’s a rare example of countries working together
China’s Change'6 is going to explore the Moon’s far side and bring back precious lunar soil for scientists to study.
New evidence for an unexpected player in Earth’s multimillion-year climate cycles: the planet Mars
Deep-sea sediments show how the changing orbits of Earth and Mars are linked to past global warming and the speeding up of deep-ocean eddies.
New unified theory shows how past landscapes drove the evolution of Earth's rich diversity of life
For decades, scientists have tried to uncover the cause of long-term changes in Earth’s biodiversity. New simulations point at geography playing a critical role.
Will Saturn's rings really 'disappear' by 2025? An astronomer explains
Viral headlines would have you think Saturn’s rings will vanish in just 18 months. Here’s what that really means and why you don’t need to worry.
Space is getting crowded with satellites and space junk. How do we avoid collisions?
Earth’s orbits are getting more and more crowded. To keep track of everything and avoid collisions and catastrophes, we need a new field: space domain awareness.
NASA's Psyche asteroid mission: a 3.6 billion kilometre 'journey to the centre of the Earth'
A distant lump of space rock may have a surprising amount in common with the core of our own planet.