A harmless asteroid will zoom past Earth on Saturday. Here's how to spot it
An asteroid will pass harmlessly past Earth this weekend. With the right equipment and timing, you might just be able to spot it. The space rock, called 2024 MK, will…
China's Chang'e-6 probe returns to Earth with the very first samples from the far side of the moon
The Chang'e-6 probe will be successfully launched from China's Wenchang Spaceport in Wenchang, Hainan Province, China on May 3, 2024. Nurfoto | Nurfoto | Getty Images China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe…
Why a new method of growing food on Mars is more important on Earth
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist weekly newsletter here. The first thing Brazilian astrobiologist Rebeca Gonçalves remembers learning as a child was the order of…
Norway discovers Europe's largest deposit of rare earth elements
Neodymium on display at the Baotou Steel Rare-Earth Hi-Tech Co. factory. in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China. Nelson Ching | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mining company Rare Earths Norway says it…
Quantum entanglement measures the rotation of the Earth
A team of researchers led by Philip Walther of the University of Vienna conducted a groundbreaking experiment in which they measured the effect of the Earth's rotation on quantum entangled…
Albedo takes Earth observation up close and personal from very low Earth orbit
Satellite imagery startup Albedo is preparing for its personal debut. Albedo's first satellite will be launched into orbit next spring as the company looks to disrupt the commercial Earth observation…
Surprisingly, storms on Jupiter and Earth have something in common
The gas giant Jupiter is located a whopping 452 million kilometers away from Earth and is more than eleven times larger, but is comparable in at least one respect. Some…
The Earth is once again breaking heat and CO2 records
Humanity is ignoring key vital functions of the planet as carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rise to record highs and Earth records record-breaking heat for the twelfth month in…
China's lunar probe plants a flag on the far side of the moon and sends samples back to Earth
Beijing China said its lunar spacecraft unfurled the country's red and gold flag on the far side of the moon for the first time, before blasting off part of the…
Tiny fern breaks world record for largest genome on Earth – with DNA bigger than the Statue of Liberty
A small, seemingly inconspicuous fern that grows alone on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean was crowned the Guinness World Record holder on Friday for being the largest genome…
