Four planets found orbiting a star 6 light-years from Earth
Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...
Will life on Earth come to an end anytime soon? The planet's inner core is slowing down and can affect its magnetic field
By analyzing seismic waves from earthquakes from the 1960s, researchers from Peking University deduced that the Earth's inner ...
Four small planets discovered around one of the closest stars to Earth—an expert explains what we know
Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...
Earth’s 10 Hottest Years Have Been the Last 10
A report from the World Meteorological Organization confirms that 2024 was the hottest year on record and the first year to ...
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New planet named Enaiposha is unlike anything in our solar system
A distant exoplanet discovered, named Enaiposha, is unlike anything found in our own solar system, similar to a "super-Venus" ...
Four Tiny Planets Discovered Near Earth, After Century-Long Search
Astronomers have made an exciting breakthrough by discovering four sub-Earth exoplanets orbiting Barnard’s Star, our closest ...
Astronomers Confirm 4 Rocky Exoplanets in Earth’s Backyard, Just 6 Light-Years Away
The four exoplanets orbit Barnard’s Star so closely that their years last only a few Earth days. They are probably rocky and, ...
Geologists Found the World’s Oldest Crater—and It Might Have Jumpstarted All Life on Earth
Led by Curtin University geologists Chris Kirkland and Tim Johnson, a research team unearthed this primeval crater beneath ...
An Early Mass Extinction Event Cooked Our Planet and Erased Most Life
A new study reveals that Earth's biomes changed dramatically in the wake of mass volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago.
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Senator Webb seeking student submissions for ‘Earth Day Celebration Student Showcase’
Children from Kindergarten through 12 grade are encouraged to participate by submitting a poster that could be used in ...