The ingredients to life on Earth were discovered on a distant asteroid for the first time: NASA
Analysis of debris from the nearly 5 billion-year-old asteroid Bennu suggests the building blocks of DNA and RNA were present ...
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Earth-observing company Planet signs $230 million deal for fleet of new Pelican satellites
The Earth-observation company Planet just inked its largest deal to date, a $230 million contract to deliver a fleet of its ...
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We may finally know what causes Mars' gigantic, planet-wide dust storms
Mars' southern hemisphere absorbs a lot of the sun's energy during the Red Planet's spring, and that may be causing Mars' ...
Look up to see a planetary parade this winter. 7 planets set to align in the night sky.
Four planets will be in the parade in January while seven will align in February. Here's how to see the events.
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Newly discovered super-Earth orbits in and out of its star's habitable zone. Could life survive its extreme climate?
Located less than 20 light years away, HD 20794d could potentially be one of the most Earth-like planets found so far, ...
NASA Tracking Bus-Size Asteroid Approaching Earth at 30,000 Mph
BS4 may be anywhere between 17 and 40 feet across, and will approach at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.
Earth’s Magnetic Pole Has Officially Moved—Again
In mid-December of 2024, scientists officially updated the World Magnetic Model (WMM), which helps keep track of our planet’s ...
Will the planets align tonight? What to know about the 2025 planetary alignment
This month offers incredible views of six planets, including Venus-Saturn conjunction. See the dates for all of 2025's ...
Planet Labs Secures $230M Multi-Year Deal for High-Resolution Pelican Satellites
Planet Labs signed a $230 million multi-year agreement with an Asia Pacific customer to build its high-resolution Pelican satellites. The provider of daily data and insights about Earth said this is ...