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A newly found ‘super’ Earth only takes 2.4 days to complete a year
That means where Earth takes 365.25 days to complete a year, this new super Earth does in less than…
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Earth tipped over on its side 84 million years ago and then righted itself, new study finds
About 84 million years ago, Earth's crust and the mantle below it rotated around the planet's inner…
Aylin Woodward
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Astronomers discover three planets orbiting younger Sun-like star
An international team of astronomers has discovered a trio of hot worlds larger than Earth orbiting…
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Despite how it may have felt, 2020 was shorter than previous years - Earth is spinning quicker than it has in decades
Earth beat the record for shortest day ever 28 times in 2020. In 2021, scientists predict the plane…
Susie Neilson
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Two asteroids bigger than the Japan tsunamis are coming eerily close to Earth today
Asteroids whiz past Earth on a regular basis but it’s rare to see two of them gunning for the plane…
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Differences between earth and the moon
Moon has always evoked the imaginations of humans in several ways. Moon’s light is highly subdued …
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A scientist's quick animation reveals that Earth has two types of day. Humans use the one that's 4 minutes longer.
Earth doesn't take a full 24 hours to spin on its axis — but humans use the sun to measure days. Th…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The Earth has tilted on its axis differently over the last few decades due to melting ice caps
Scientists say the Earth's axis tilt has changed due to melting ice caps over the last few decades.
Aylin Woodward
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NASA's InSight Mars lander just gave scientists an unprecedented look at the guts of the red planet. Here's how they compare to Earth's.
By analyzing a dozen quakes, NASA's InSight lander has helped scientists estimate the size and make…
Aylin Woodward
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On Earth Day, brands urge you to switch off your lights today to ensure a brighter future tomorrow
Despite the global Coronavirus outbreak that has major cities across the world under a lockdown, pe…
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This Incredible Timelapse Video Shows You What It's Like To Be On Earth While It Rotates Around You
Filmed by Stephane Guisard and Jose Francisco Salgado, the magic of the video is in the camera's st…
Steven Tweedie
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Asteroid gets caught changing colours for the very first time
Asteroid’s aren’t supposed to leave two trails of dust behind them — and neither were they supposed…
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NASA has led 7 asteroid-impact simulations. Only once did experts figure out how to stop the space rock from hitting Earth.
Since 2013, NASA has been leading exercises in which experts confront a fictitious Earth-bound aste…
Aylin Woodward
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New video shows SpaceX's astronaut crew plummeting through Earth's atmosphere, floating under parachutes, and landing in the ocean
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley just completed the world's first crewed commercial spac…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The worst storms on Earth are nothing compared to the weather on other planets
And the weather on Jupiter isn't any better. Of course, there's the Great Red Spot. A hurricane-lik…
Gina Echevarria,Rebecca Wilkin
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Elon Musk's biggest worry about SpaceX's first astronaut mission is the spaceship's return to Earth, which is scheduled for Sunday
Elon Musk's "biggest concern" is reentry — the final stage of SpaceX's biggest mission for NASA, wh…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Dave Mo…
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Habitable earth-sized planet discovered but its Sun doesn't set for over two weeks
The Earth isn’t going to last forever. Scientists continue to debate over what poses the greater …
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If Earth spun sideways, extreme winters and summers would doom life as we know it
One of the most important consequences of Earth's axial tilt is the seasons. Seasons happen because…
Andrea Schmitz,Shira Polan
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NASA plans to bring astronauts back to Earth in SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship on August 2. The process is Elon Musk's biggest worry.
The Crew Dragon capsule's riskiest undertaking lies ahead: its fiery fall through Earth's atmospher…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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What living on Earth would be like without the moon
Now, the moon may not hold as much sway over human reproduction. But without it, something else we …