The Latest Breaking News from Earth

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life.

On October 6 1995, at a scientific meeting in Florence, Italy, two Swiss astronomers made an announcement that would transform our understanding of the universe beyond our solar system. Michel Mayor and his PhD student Didier Queloz, working at the University of Geneva, announced they had detected a planet orbiting…

Recently, Nasa revealed exciting details of new findings from Mars. Scientists have discovered tiny patterns of unusual minerals in the clay-rich rocks on the edge of Jezero Crater – an ancient lake once fed by Martian river systems, and the exploration site of the Nasa Perseverance Rover.

Global rare earth stocks are drawing renewed attention as demand for neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets is expected to more than double by 2035, driven by the growth of electric vehicles, robotics, and advanced air mobility.

As flash demand climbs and legacy DRAM supply lags, memory prices are rising across the board. Meanwhile, nearline HDD shortages are forcing hyperscalers to accelerate the adoption of QLC SSDs for roles once gated by cost, tightening both ends of the storage market.

SpaceX sent 28 more of its Starlink satellites skyward from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today (Oct. 3). It was the company's 125th Falcon 9 launch of the year already.

Rogue Incursion's non-VR edition isn't among the finest Alien games of all time, but Zula Hendricks' video game debut is no snoozer.

Could the earth just please open up and swallow me whole right now?

The famous Harvest Moon — the first of three supermoons of 2025 — will be the first full moon of autumn when it rises tonight (Oct. 6-7).

Look up Oct. 5: the nearly Harvest Moon will guide you to Saturn, where a telescope reveals its famous rings — even if they're just a thin line for now.

An asteroid, called 2025 TF, safely passed within roughly 250 miles (400 km) of our planet on Sept. 30 after surprising astronomers.