Tag: Earth

Frigid alien planet may offer a glimpse at Earth's distant future

By Will DunhamWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first rocky planet ever spotted orbiting a burned out star called a white dwarf offers a glimpse...

What you need to know about Earth's new, temporary mini-moon

The object is part of the Arjuna asteroid belt. Speaking to Space.com, Universidad Complutense de Madrid professor Carlos de la Fuente Marcos...

Are tiny black holes zipping through our solar system? Scientists hope to find out.

A mind-bending hypothesis is gaining traction among scientists: The universe may be teeming with microscopic black holes the size of an atom,...

A Distant Spacecraft Has Confirmed That Earth Is Habitable

A spacecraft en route to the frozen moons of Jupiter has taken a very close look at Earth, and found that our homeworld...

Astronauts reveal what life is like on ISS – and how they deal with 'space smell'

In June two American astronauts left Earth expecting to spend eight days on the International Space Station (ISS).But after fears that their Boeing...

SpaceX will bring Boeing's Starliner astronauts home from the International Space Station

SpaceX will bring home the two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station for the last two months because of troubles with...