The Latest Breaking News from Earth

This week, scientists were able to recover items from the bottom of the ocean that landed there out of the sky 10 years ago - and this Harvard professor says they could be proof of extraterrestrial life

An infant star system contains the basic building block for organic chemistry, new James Webb Space Telescope images reveal.

The search for planets outside our Solar System – exoplanets – is one of the most rapidly growing fields in astronomy. Over the past few decades, more than 5,000 exoplanets have been detected and astronomers now estimate that on average there is at least one planet per star in our…

The climate clock has a countdown of six years and 24 days

In 5 billion years, the sun will become a red giant and swallow Earth and nearby planets. New research suggests that some close-in planets can avoid being swallowed by stars during these death throes.

8 Ursae Minoris b continues to exist, much to the surprise of scientists

8 Ursae Minoris b continues to exist, much to the surprise of scientists

Scientists in India believe they can explain why the region has less gravitational pull

"This is just one layer of the onion my friends. It's just one"

‘It’s very unusual that the planet still exists.’

As we begin to log off for the summer holidays, are you doing all you can to cut your carbon footprint, asks eco-expert Juliet Kinsman