The Latest Breaking News from Earth

Prince William refused to talk about his uncle, former Prince Andrew, when asked about changes in his family recently.

The geopolitical race for rare earths is intensifying, and the U.S. government is now strategically backing its champions, MP Materials and USA Rare Earth.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the drafting of a national roadmap for rare-earth extraction by December, underlining his intention to enter the strategic minerals race.

"We expected to see this effect, but we were still surprised by just how efficient these stars seem to be at engulfing their close planets."

A whistleblower claims the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has 'swerved to aim at Earth', putting our planet '0.015° dead center' for 19 December. Read the alarming details on the 1.4° orbit tilt, the object's mysterious 'thrust', and why its lack of a cometary tail suggests directed technology, not nature.

Space memorial company Celestis has opened reservations for its "Mars300" spaceflight that aims to send human remains to orbit around the Red Planet.

A researcher has captured comet 3I/ATLAS glowing green and hiding its tail in a new image from the Lowell Observatory's powerful Discovery Telescope as we enter a critical observation phase for the interstellar visitor.

Beijing is suspending the implementation of its tight export controls on rare-earth materials for a year.

Excess heat detected at Saturn moon Enceladus' north pole helps to account for a finely balanced energy budget that keeps the moon's ocean liquefied. What could this mean in the search for life?

During the 1240s, Richard Fishacre, a Dominican friar at Oxford University, used his knowledge of light and colour to show that the stars and planets are made of the same elements found here on Earth. In so doing he challenged the scientific orthodoxy of his day and pre-empted the methods…

Astronomers are captivated by Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) — a resilient, golden-hued visitor that survived a near-fatal pass around the Sun, defying predictions and stunning observers worldwide.