The Latest Breaking News from Earth

Two nearby explosive massive star deaths, or supernovas, may have triggered mass extinction events in Earth's distant past, new research suggests.

The world’s first artificial satellite, the Soviet Union’s Sputnik 1, was launched in October 1957. Just three months later, it fell out of orbit. As Sputnik hit the upper atmosphere at incredible speed, the friction would have caused it to heat up and almost entirely burn off. Some small remnants…

You need look no further than the day’s news headlines, or your social media feed, to notice that the world has the potential to be a really dark and negative place. Throw in a few social media trolls, cyber bullies, keyboard warriors and general online jerks, and you’d be forgiven…

A new detail may reveal astronaut Sunita Williams's health condition upon her return back to Earth. The post “More Trouble”: Doctors Spot Health Detail As Astronaut Was Stretchered Away After Landing first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Richell Prize-winner’s novel, set in a near-future lutruwita/Tasmania, asks what does it mean to have hope in the face of climate crisis?

Venus will pass between the Earth and sun during what’s called an inferior conjunction

An Asus exec at GTC 2025 has shown off what might be both the ultimate PC enthusiast collector's item and the most valuable consumer graphics card on Earth.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams suffer accelerated ageing, DNA damage and muscle loss after nine months aboard ISS

A media storm blew up in mid-March 2025 when a researcher at South Africa’s isolated Sanae IV base in Antarctica accused one of its nine team members of becoming violent.