The Latest Breaking News from Earth

Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets carrying Starlink satellites were launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on March 13 and 14, 2026.

Exclusive: Project Hail Mary directors say Ryan Gosling's "cinematically honest" performance helped them make a different kind of space movie

Earth's shadow follows the planet as it orbits the sun. You can get a sense of its enormous, awe-inspiring size by seeing this silhouette cast on objects ranging from satellites to the moon.

Human activity is responsible for slowing Earth’s spin and making days longer, according to a new study.

Every year, math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day on March 14, a date whose digits represent the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi

At the keynote panel at SXSW, Steven Spielberg revealed his beliefs that "we are not alone here on Earth right now."

Get ready for some truly wild news from the natural world because scientists have confirmed that two small marsupial species, the pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, are still alive in New Guinea, even though they were thought to have vanished from Earth over 7,000 years ago. 

They think the focus was too narrow to account for the possible disturbances that exist out there.

Researchers confirm Silverpit Crater in the North Sea was formed by an asteroid impact 43-46 million years ago, ending a long-standing debate