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Astronomers find planet that seems too humongous to be orbiting its parent star!
A group of astronomers has identified a planet over 13 times the mass of Earth in orbit around an u…
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Oxygen is disappearing from Earth’s water; this endangers marine life and human society!
Oceanic oxygen loss may seem small at 2% since 1960, but due to the ocean's vast volume, this trans…
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Tesla investors don't seem to trust Elon Musk like they used to. Is that because of Twitter?
Elon Musk has a long history of making big promises — and Tesla investors used to be OK with that. …
Peter Kafka
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Our planet is already hotter by 1.5°C since industrial times, analysis of sea sponges show
The findings are stark: the record revealed that the Earth has already surpassed the internationall…
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Icy pebbles may be carrying water to developing planets across the cosmos!
Scientists, exploring the origins of water on Earth and other exoplanets, may have uncovered a prom…
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Alien 'dinosaurs' could be lurking on distant planets, scientists suggest
The researchers advocate for examining planets with high oxygen levels and even expanding our searc…
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Last week, an asteroid pair came dangerously close to Earth, posed for some pictures and left!
Both asteroids 2024 MK and 2011 UL21 came in peace and were more than happy to be papped. 2011 UL21…
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NASA is putting an 'artificial star' in orbit around Earth
NASA plans to launch a mini satellite into Earth's orbit that could revolutionize astronomy as we k…
Jessica Orwig
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Is there really another planet hiding deep inside our Earth?
Scientists theorise that approximately 4.5 billion years ago, a colossal collision, termed the "gia…
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Mercury's shrinking history revealed through surface craters: insights from the planet's shriveling past
While missions to explore the moon's surface are numerous, the same cannot be said for Mercury. How…
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Scientists think they've found the origin of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. It could help prevent a future mass extinction on Earth.
Thanks to the presence of an rare element called ruthenium, scientists think they know where the as…
Jenny McGrath
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The first life forms on Earth might have come from Saudi Arabia, scientists find new proof
Scientists have unearthed living stromatolites — ancient geological structures made from algae — on…
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Earth's inner core reversed direction and is slowing down, and scientists don't know why
A new study offers compelling evidence that Earth's inner core reversed direction and is slowing do…
Jessica Orwig
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Obama takes a shot at the likes of Musk and Bezos, says we must protect Earth before colonizing Mars
The former president chastised Silicon Valley tycoons' ambitions to put humans in space, saying Ear…
Marianne Guenot
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Mysterious 'ghostly' shadows larger than planet Earth reappeared on Saturn's rings. NASA says it expects even more to appear soon.
NASA's Hubble telescope spotted mysterious spots on Saturn's rings that scientists have puzzled ove…
Jessica Orwig
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An engineer who lived in NASA's Mars simulation for 378 days went through extreme isolation but still said he'd go to the red planet for real if he could
Ross Brockwell spent a year in NASA's CHAPEA Mars simulation. He missed Earth but would live on the…
Jenny McGrath
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A new carbon removal plant will absorb carbon dioxide 99,000 times faster than Earth's oceans
Cutting greenhouse gas emissions isn't enough. We have to start sucking CO2 from the atmosphere and…
Ellyn Lapointe,Jessica Orwig
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Earth Day 2024: Actress Bhumi talks about 'Pednekar ke ped', ostrich mentality, climate anxiety and more
In an exclusive interview with Business Insider India, Bhumi Pednekar spoke about her struggles wit…
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'The US economy is still the greatest show on planet Earth': 5 lessons for investors from a wild year in markets
From Fed rate hikes to China to Treasurys, Bank of America strategists broke down the biggest macro…
Phil Rosen
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A mysterious Jupiter-sized planet that shouldn't exist is as puffy as a marshmallow and astronomers finally think they know why
"Super puff" WASP 107b confused scientists for years. Now, two independent teams of astronomers thi…