It started as another exoplanet in a group labeled “ordinary.” No one expected that a world, once thought to be a mini-Neptune, would reveal traits of a super-Venus and change how we see certain ...

Oxford researchers discovered a 'super-Earth' planet named HD 20794 d, which could have conditions suitable for life The planet has a mass six times greater than Earth's and orbits within the ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered 55 Cancri e, a super-Earth located 41 light-years away. This planet, five times larger than Earth, has extreme temperatures reaching 2,400°C and ...

Two American astronauts who've been stuck in space since last year are finally back on planet Earth. The SpaceX capsule carrying Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, along with fellow NASA astronaut ...

Dinosaurs are the extinct relatives of birds that roamed the lands and seas of ancient Earth. They first appeared around 240 million to 230 million years ago in the Triassic Period, and went ...

Scientists have identified a refuge in China where it seems that plants weathered the planet's worst die-off. The end-Permian mass extinction, also known as the "Great Dying," took place 251.9 ...

It is the third planet discovered in the HD 20794 system, but its position suggests it may have conditions suitable for water on its surface. With a mass six times that of Earth, it takes 647 days ...

Scientists have discovered a planet that could support life and is similar to Earth. Located just 20 light years away, this planet, named HD 20794 d, orbits a sun-like star and is believed to have an ...

NASA is tracking a car-sized asteroid that's soaring past Earth today at around 15,000 miles ... as "2025 DQ" is expected to zoom past our planet at a distance of about 186,000 miles, according ...

From basic dimensions to more intriguing aspects, where do we get all these measurements from? Let’s take a look at ten methods for measuring planet Earth.

We highlight Earth’s three main rock types, how they are formed and their common engineering uses.