Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Earth

Helldivers 2 devs stay true to their word, immediately roll out a patch full of fixes after the studio's "Super Earth sanctioned vacation," but one major issue still remains

"No status effects fix... it's jover…"

GamesRadar

The Perseid meteor shower 2025 peaks Aug. 12-13: Here's what to expect from the dazzling cosmic light show

The Perseids are one of the most visually spectacular meteor showers of the year and are known for spawning impressive fireballs that light up the night sky.

Space

Alien: Earth review: 'instant TV classic splices body horror with AI angst'

5/5 This new series on Disney is a prequel to the original Ridley Scott film that both echoes its brilliance and takes the Alien franchise into new territory to tackle contemporary tech angst

Evening Standard

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Why on Earth is the planet’s day getting shorter?

Earth will complete a rotation 1.33 milliseconds earlier than usual on Tuesday, August 5. That makes it one of the shortest days of 2025 at 86,399.99867 seconds long. How that happens, and how we can even measure it with such precision, might make your head spin faster too.

The Conversation

'Alien: Earth Review: The Sci-Fi Spinoff Fails To Capture A Modern TV Reboot Formula

Noah Hawley's 'Alien' prequel reveals the limits of the TV spinoff formula he perfected with 'Fargo' and 'Legion.'

Inverse

‘Alien Earth’ review: Hulu’s sci-fi blockbuster is the best new show of the year

After streaming the first six episodes of "Alien: Earth," this new Hulu show is everything I wanted it to be, and so much more.

Tom’s Guide

'Alien: Earth' is an intelligent and thought-provoking bloodbath, and everything we ever wanted from an 'Alien' show (review)

Noah Hawley's daring exploration of the Alien universe makes for a great sci-fi TV show that asks big questions without neglecting the fun factor.

Space

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Alien: Earth review: "Arguably the franchise's strongest outing since James Cameron's Aliens"

Total Film

I watched the first six episodes of Alien: Earth, and it's the Peter Pan-inspired sci-fi horror show I didn't know I needed on Disney+

The Alien franchise's first TV series puts a curious but confident Jurassic Park-style spin on its established formula.

TechRadar

Sydney Chandler describes experience on the Alien: Earth TV series as ‘a joy’

The new TV series is based on the acclaimed Alien franchise.

Evening Standard

Did Today Feel Shorter? Earth's August 5 Rotation Shaved Off Over a Millisecond — Without You Even Noticing

August 5 marked the third shortest day of the summer, as Earth's rotation sped up by over a millisecond. Experts warn that these subtle time shifts could lead to major long-term effects.

International Business Times UK

65 Years Ago, A Hollywood Legend Got His Start With A Forgotten Post-Apocalypse Flop

Before 'Chinatown,' Robert Towne wrote... 'Last Woman on Earth.'

Inverse

Solar farms could help find dangerous asteroids, scientist says

By transforming idle heliostats into asteroid detectors, scientists aim to develop a cost-effective method for spotting faint, fast-moving space rocks.

Space

'Alien' Comet Is A Spaceship In Disguise Says Harvard Scientist - And It's Headed To Earth

Harvard's Avi Loeb suggests comet 3I/ATLAS could be alien tech, but most scientists say it's a natural interstellar object with no threat to Earth.

International Business Times UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Progress by Samuel Miller McDonald review – humanity’s greatest myth?

A spirited skewering of the idea that things can only get better takes us from the Book of Genesis to neoliberalism

Bored Panda

My 33 Reasons The Okavango Delta Might Be The Most Beautiful Place On Earth

The Okavango Delta didn't just show me incredible nature — it thought me how to slow down, listen, and feel alive again.

WhatToWatch

TV Spy — Alien: Earth, Fire Country, and all the US dramas you can watch on UK services: August 9-15

Here are some of the best US dramas you can watch in the UK this week.

LiveScience

Lake-filled impact crater in Africa transforms into a giant silver 'mirror' via rare phenomenon — Earth from space

A 2024 astronaut photo shows a rare "sunglint" shining off Lake Iro and a nearby zig-zagging river in Chad. The shimmering bodies of water were likely both shaped by an ancient meteor impact.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

International Business Times UK

Is Trump's Moon Nuclear Reactor a Bold Move? Sean Duffy's NASA Plan Fuels Big Risks

Sean Duffy's NASA plan for a 100-kW lunar nuclear reactor by 2030 aims to win the space race but faces budget cuts and technical risks.

We Got This Covered

‘This is illegal’: Donald Trump’s latest attack on science is a direct shot at your dinner plate

There is no reason to do something like this.

LiveScience

Cosmic rays could help support alien life on worlds outside the 'Goldilocks zone'

A new study suggests that cosmic radiation could potentially provide the energy to kick-start extraterrestrial life deep beneath the surface of icy worlds like Mars, Europa and Enceladus.

Space

'Predator: Badlands' looks like it's taking inspiration from an unlikely ancestor — a divisive 20-year-old video game

A brutal alien planet isn't quite the same as future Earth, but Predator: Concrete Jungle has more than a few things in common with Predator: Badlands.

Space

NASA's Europa Clipper radar passes key test during Mars flyby

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft successfully tested its ice-penetrating radar system during a close flyby of Mars earlier this year.

AAP

Price floor sends rare earths shares through the roof

Shares in rare earths miners are soaring as the federal government indicates its support for a taxpayer-funded minimum price for the electronics ingredients.

Space

3 powerful solar flares erupt in less than 24 hours, ending weeks of calm on the sun (video)

Space weather forecasters are watching for faint CMEs that could reach Earth later this week.

1 … 220 221 222 223

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the European Space Agency

245 stories

SpaceCom

220 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.