Exoplanets could have better conditions for life than Earth, study finds
"This is a surprising conclusion," the team admits.
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Earth’s history gets rewritten by a single drop of water
The findings show that plate tectonics started 3.3 billion years ago, coinciding with the period when life started on Earth.
Humanity has already spent all of Earth’s environmental budget for 2019
Happy world overshoot day!
Climate warming is definitely, for sure, no doubt about it, our fault, says new study
More like "yet another new study."
Earth’s core is a lot like oil and vinegar — in a way
Our planet is one big salad.
Half of all water in the oceans may have come from ancient asteroid collisions
The mystery of Earth's water may have been solved by a team of Japanese researchers.
Ocean of magma blasted into space may explain how the moon formed
Finally, a theory that explains how the moon formed that isn't too over the top.
Alien-world-hunting satellite finds its first Earth-sized planet
Researchers had hoped that at least 300 of them would be the size of our home planet. Well, they found ...
This new approach to spotting incoming asteroids should keep our planet safe
"With the we can spot objects regardless of their surface color, and use it to measure their sizes ...
Planetary fragments orbiting dead star hints at what Earth’s final days might look like
The surviving fragments of planet orbiting a white dwarf have been found by a team of astronomers.
What causes the seasons?
It's all in the tilt.
Earth’s inner core became solid just in time to save the planet
Drama, suspense, plot twists -- science has it all!
Earth’s oldest rock was actually found on the moon and brought home by Apollo 14
This rock has quite the backstory.
Mars-sized planetary impact may have seeded ingredients for life on Earth
New insights into how life appeared on Earth -- but also possibly on other planets.
Earth has two additional ‘moons’ entirely made of dust
The huge clouds of dust closely orbiting Earth could affect the safety of future space explorations.
Earth wobbles as it spins, and humans are responsible for a third of this effect
Since the early 20th century, Earth's axis has shifted by more than 10 meters.
The Earth is flat out spherical — here’s why, and why we’re sure
The only thing flat earthers fear is sphear itself!
All this time, outer space was secretly much closer than we thought
Tricksy, tricksy space.
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