The Latest Breaking News from Earth

The E3 comet, which was last seen from Earth during the Stone Age, is set to make its closest approach to the planet on February 1 and could become visible to the naked eye

The European Space Agency chief says he wants to rebuild Europe’s access to space following the botched launch of a European rocket carrying two Earth observation satellites last year and the delayed introduction of the Ariane 6 launcher

'How on earth can they say that this trip is for all pupils? Why Abu Dhabi at this cost?'

IRAS is a sometimes forgotten spacecraft that proved that infrared astronomy had a bright future.

Earth's inner core has slowed down — or is perhaps even lagging. Here's what this means for life on the surface

That humans originated in Africa is widely accepted. But it’s not generally recognised how unique features of Africa’s ecology were responsible for the crucial evolutionary transitions from forest-inhabiting fruit-eater to savanna-dwelling hunter. These were founded on earth movements and aided physically by Africa’s seasonal aridity, bedrock-derived soils and absence of…

The rocket could have its first test in orbit "as soon as 2027."

The Heaven Is A Place On Earth singer also discussed her supergroup collaboration with Dolly Parton and Cyndi Lauper

The speeding space object travelling at over 48,000 kph will pass our planet at an altitude of around 2,500 miles above the ground

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the specter of nuclear weapon use, Earth crept its closest to Armageddon, a science-oriented advocacy group said, moving its famous “Doomsday Clock” up to just 90 seconds before midnight. “We are really closer to that doomsday,” former Mongolian president Elbegdorj Tsakhia said Tuesday at…

Despite an apocalyptic media narrative, the modern era has brought much longer lives and the greatest decline in poverty ever.