“City killer“ asteroid could hit Earth in 2032Tengrinews.kz - The "city killer" asteroid has a 1 in 83 chance of hitting Earth, according to Techinsider. Scientists estimate that the space
'Godzilla' of Earths circles distant starAstronomers have spotted the "Godzilla" of all Earths, a huge rocky planet orbiting a star 560 light years away that is changing scientists' understanding of the origins of the universe.
Satellites to probe Earth's strange shieldEurope next week will launch a trio of hi-tech satellites to explore something that may seem utterly mundane: Earth's magnetic field.
18 November 2013
Space 'graveyard' reveals bits of an Earth-like planetAstronomers have autopsied a distant, broken apart planet and revealed signs of water and a rocky surface together for the first time, delighting scientists on the hunt for alien life.
12 October 2013
Planet found floating without star in spaceAstronomers said Wednesday they have found a lonely planet outside the solar system floating alone in space and not orbiting a star.
NASA's Curiosity rover to be back online next week NASA's Curiosity rover, which has been exploring Mars since it landed to much fanfare last August, should be running at full capacity next week, after a memory glitch set the robot back.
06 March 2013
Scientists spot birth of giant planet Astronomers using a powerful telescope in southern Chile have captured the first direct image of a protoplanet forming around another star, still embedded in thick gas and dust.
01 March 2013
Earth-like planets may be closer than thought: study Scientists looking for habitable planets may not have to stray far from our galactic neighborhood, which calculated an Earth-size planet could be orbiting a red dwarf as near as 13 light years away.
08 February 2013
'17 billion' Earth-sized planets in Milky Way: study The Milky Way contains at least 17 billion planets the size of Earth, and likely many more, according to a study out Monday that raises the chances of discovering a sister planet to ours.