The Latest Breaking News from Earths

2 long-vanished 'super Earths' once orbited near Neptune in our outer solar system, new study hints

Our solar system may have hosted up to six giant planets in its first hundred million years, a new study suggests. The findings paint a more crowded picture of the early outer solar system than previously thought.

LiveScience · Jun 9

How to make a super-Earth: The universe's most common planets are whittled down by stellar radiation

The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing their thick atmospheres.

Space · Jan 20

Scientists discover super-Earth exoplanets are more common in the universe than we thought

Super-Earths can exist in wider orbits around their parent stars than was previously believed, suggesting these Earth-like exoplanets could be more common than we thought.

Space · Apr 24, 2025

Black Hole Found Gobbling Up Three Earths’ Worth Of Matter Every 25 Days

The discovery provides a ‘missing link’ in our knowledge of black holes disrupting orbiting stars. 

Zenger · Sep 8, 2023

A Black Hole is Ripping this Star Apart, One Planet-sized Bite at a Time

The black hole steals three Earths' worth of mass every few weeks, making for a slow cosmic feast for the black hole.

Inverse · Sep 7, 2023

"Super-Earths" Study Reveals Weird New Oceans With Potential for Life

Earth-type and icy moons are what we know best, but these worlds outweigh them by far. But some may be melted water from exotic ices.

Inverse · Jul 23, 2023

Enormous 'hole' in the sun's atmosphere will trigger stunning auroras Friday

An enormous coronal hole wider than 20 Earths has opened in the sun's atmosphere, and NOAA experts predict a moderate geomagnetic storm Friday (March 24) as a result.

LiveScience · Mar 23, 2023

5 Big Ways Crisis On Infinite Earths Ruined The Arrowverse

Crisis on Infinite Earths was the Arrowverse's most ambitious crossover and, without question, one that irreparably ruined the franchise.

Cinemablend · Mar 22, 2023

37 years ago, DC changed superheroes forever — and inspired the MCU's greatest achievement

DC’s marketing for the original 'Crisis on Infinite Earths' promised a lot ahead of the comic’s 1985 debut. And for once, the crossover lived up to the hype, changing DC’s comics universe – and superheroes themselves – in ways that still reverberate 37 years later.

Inverse · Apr 16, 2022

Curious Kids: how likely is it that there are parallel universes and other Earths?

How likely is it that there are other Earths or that the multiverse exists? – Tasneem, aged 16, Indore, India

The Conversation · Apr 6, 2022