Planet Earth

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  Perseverance Rover Studies Ancient Martian Rocks at Fallbreen and Forlandet Quadrangle

  NASA's Perseverance rover reached new ground on June 7, 2025, exploring ancient Martian terrain at Fallbreen and moving into the Forlandet quadrangle near Jezero Crater. This region may contain Mars' oldest rocks, offering key insights into the planet’s early geology. The mission also honors Earth's own exploration history by naming Martian sites...

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  NASA Astronaut Captures Aurora From Space - See It On Earth Too

  While orbiting Earth aboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft, McClain captured the aurora glowing like a soft, neon-green ribbon along the planet's curve.

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  Discovery Of Small Star Giving Birth To Huge Planet Leaves Scientists Puzzled

  TOI-6894 is roughly 240 light-years from Earth in the constellation Leo and is the smallest-known star to host a large planet.

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  Are We Alone? Breakthrough Study Reveals New Way To Find Alien Life

  A new model developed by Daniel Apai and his team offers a comprehensive method to assess the habitability of exoplanets, moving beyond traditional water-centric criteria.

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  James Webb Telescope Detects Frozen Water In Young Star System For The First Time

  This finding has opened up new avenues for understanding the early universe and the origins of water on our planet

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  New Model Helps To Figure Out Which Distant Planets May Host Life

  The US is building multiple major telescopes and planetary probes to advance the search for life beyond Earth.

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  Earth Will Lose Its Oxygen: Scientists Warn Of A Rapid Countdown

  The findings also suggest oxygen may not be a permanent biosignature on habitable planets, impacting the search for extraterrestrial life.

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  Watch: All About Danakil Depression - "Hottest Place On Earth" With Sulphuric Pools

  The Danakil Depression, called the hottest place on the planet, was formed from the continental drift of the African and Asian tectonic plates

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  The Earth Is Leaking Gold: Scientists Stunned To Find Precious Metals Emerging From Core

  These metals have been locked away since the planet's formation 4.5 billion years ago.

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  Rare Earth Production Outside China, Country Maintains Its Dominance

  An Australian firm's production of a heavy rare earth, a first outside of China, is a "major milestone" in diversifying a critical supply chain dominated by Beijing, experts say.

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  As Satellite Numbers Soar, Experts Warn Earth's Space May Soon Hit Its Limit

  Experts predict that the number of active satellites could climb to 100,000 before stabilising.

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  Scientists Predict Exact Date Life On Earth Will End: Study

  A supercomputer simulation predicts that life on Earth will end in 1 billion years due to the depletion of oxygen caused by the Sun's increasing heat and brightness, ultimately rendering the planet uninhabitable.

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  Space Research Reveals How Icy Comets and Asteroids Could Reshape Earth-Like Planets

  New scientific models and telescope observations from 2024 and 2025 reveal how comet and asteroid impacts can change atmospheres on Earth-like exoplanets, potentially supporting life or triggering climate disruption.

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  Astronomers Discover Closest Known Molecular Cloud to Earth

  Astronomers have discovered Eos, a massive, crescent-shaped molecular cloud only 300 light-years from Earth, making it the closest known cloud of its kind. Unlike most molecular clouds, Eos contains little carbon monoxide, which is typically used to detect such formations. Instead, it was found by tracking the faint glow of hydrogen. Shaped by cosm...

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  ISRO Sets June 2025 Launch for Joint NASA-ISRO NISAR Satellite After Delays

  NISAR, the joint NASA-ISRO satellite mission, is set to launch in June 2025 after resolving technical issues. It will monitor Earth's surface with advanced radar imaging. The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission is finally nearing liftoff after overcoming delays caused by overheating concerns in its 12-meter radar antenna. Now sched...