The Latest Breaking News from Earth

It happened 8 billion lightyears away and was unprecedentedly bright and powerful. And I for one am pretty excited about it, says writer and actor Rhiannon Neads

Dallas’s special teams coordinator very bluntly said the team is considering all of its options.

Are we alone in the universe? It’s a question that fascinates scientists and the public alike. In science, the focus tends to be on our search for life elsewhere. The idea that we might be watched by a distant alien civilisation, however, is usually confined to the realm of science…

The eight-year-old played a public role in her grandfather Charles' big day - as well as keeping her younger brother Louis in check.

Holidaymakers will be able to fly from London to Sydney in less than two hours within a decade by travelling through space, said the UK Civil Aviation Authority. The organisation is exploring the effects of suborbital space flights, in which tourists would be blasted into space briefly before descending to…

Phenomenon caused by sunlight reflecting off Earth was first explained by Leonardo da Vinci in 16th century

Record sea surface temperatures suggest the Earth is headed for ‘uncharted territory’ in terms of sea level rise, coastal flooding and extreme weather

The feature, rolled out to users in the US and UK last year, can send details including location without phone reception to trained specialists

NASA will bring valuable Martian rock samples back to Earth — but scientists must decide which to carry home.

Stephen Bowen remembers seeing Skylab fly overhead. At eight years old, Bowen's experience fueled his interest in spaceflight. Little did he know where that would take him 50 years later.

Recent research by Germany’s Hannover Medical School found riding an e-bike regularly can cut the risk of a heart attack by 40%