Planet Earth

Space

Earth set to gain a 'mini-moon' as an asteroid enters our orbit

Researchers say that an asteroid will begin orbiting Earth this weekend and will be in orbit around the planet until November.

24/09/2024

Green News

We’ve burned through Earth’s yearly resource budget in 7 months

The date has held steady for the last decade but more needs to be done to protect our planet.

01/08/2024

Space

Chinese craft lands on Moon's far side amid global rivalry in space

The Chinese craft is now in the South Pole-Aitken Basin and will try to collect two kilos of Moon rock and debris to bring back to Earth.

02/06/2024

Space

Astronomers find new Earth-sized exoplanet 55 light-years away

The research team plans to study the exoplanet’s surface using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

20/05/2024

Space

Scorching 'Super Earth' exoplanet found to have thick atmosphere

A thick atmosphere has been detected around the planet that's twice as big as Earth in a solar system about 41 light years away.

10/05/2024

Green News

Switzerland says it can’t afford to join EU’s Copernicus programme

Launched in 1998 by the European Space Agency, Copernicus is the European Union’s Earth and observation programme.

02/05/2024

Green News

Lionel Messi joins fight against climate change

The Argentinian footballer wants to extend his influence beyond the world of sport.

05/04/2024

Green News

Global warming is messing with the way we measure time

Clocks may have to skip a second - called a "negative leap second" - around 2029.

28/03/2024

Green News

Earth is now beyond 6 out of 9 'safe' planetary boundaries

If Earth can manage these nine factors, it could be relatively safe. Experts say it isn't.

14/09/2023

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WATCH: Heavy rains cause destruction and death in India's Himalayas

At least 72 people have died in India after days of relentless rain in the Himalayan region triggered landslides and flash floods, government officials said on Thursday.

17/08/2023

Climate

How can switching off for Earth Hour 2023 help the planet?

Iconic monuments around the world switch off their lights for Earth Hour each year.

13/03/2023

Mobility

Scientists claim Earth’s inner core has reversed its direction of spin

The Earth’s core lies thousands of kilometres below us, and much about it still remains a mystery.

10/02/2023

Egypt

COP27 climate talks given 24-hour extension to break deadlock

With climate change talks deadlocked on a reparation fund, negotiators have been given an extension into Saturday to settle their differences.

18/11/2022

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Watch: Dramatic scenes as a total lunar eclipse is seen

Millions of people across the world were able to see a total lunar eclipse, which was visible throughout North America, across Asia, Australia and the rest of the Pacific.

08/11/2022

Mobility

In pictures: The Earth and Moon captured by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft

The spacecraft is on a 12-year journey to capture the diversity and mystery of asteroids.

31/10/2022

Mobility

New study finds life could be dormant under Mars' surface

A new study has found that there’s a good chance we'll find life on Mars buried under the planet’s surface hundreds of millions of years ago.

28/10/2022

World News

Good News about the four-day work week and the ozone layer’s recovery

Scientists have been excelling at their job lately: we’re getting better at battling cancer and we’ve helped the ozone layer hit a significant recovery milestone. Plus the four-day working week might soon go mainstream.

01/10/2022

Mobility

NASA successfully crashes spacecraft into asteroid

NASA now hopes the collision will change the trajectory of the asteroid, in a first-of-its-kind planetary defence test.

27/09/2022

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Fires ravage Brazil's Amazon rainforest

Fires rage in the Amazon rainforest, near Porto Velho, state of Rondonia, northern Brazil. Experts say the fires are caused mainly by illegal farmers, ranchers and speculators clearing land and torching the trees.

01/09/2022

Green News

Euroviews. The fate of our planet 'hinges on soil', scientist reveals

Why is preserving soil so important in the fight against climate change?

12/02/2022