The missing 500 million: Cosmic bombardment melted Earth’s first crust

The Earth is four and a half billion years old, so why they started appearing then is unknown, as is the mechanism to make ...

Earth Aphelion 2026: Planet Earth is 152 million km from the Sun on July 6. So why is it still summer?

Earth reaches aphelion on July 6, 2026, placing it about 152 million kilometres from the Sun. So why is it still summer?

Earth Could Survive the Sun’s Bloated Death Stage, But There’s a Catch

The star’s looming death will dramatically reshape the inner solar system, engulfing Mercury and Venus in a fiery sphere. The ...
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Scientists discover an Earth-like planet right next door

A rocky world orbiting inside the habitable zone of a nearby red dwarf has drawn interest from astronomers. The exoplanet ...

Good News! Turns Out the Earth Will Never Be Swallowed by the Sun

A new study suggests that when our star becomes unstable in 5 billion years or so, Earth may avoid being engulfed by its ...

Scientists Baffled by a Sudden Reversal Deep Inside Earth’s Core

A surprising reversal in molten iron flow beneath the Pacific is giving scientists a sharper view of how Earth’s magnetic ...
Astronomy

Earth’s future: How the world might end

Walking and driving around through our everyday lives, we tend to think of life on Earth as a static proposal. Rarely do people look up and think of the big universe that exists around us. We do live ...