Earth

The joint India–US NISAR satellite has entered its final science operations phase, promising unprecedented Earth data to improve climate research, resource monitoring and disaster response.

ISS astronaut captures night-time view of Southern Europe from space

A JAXA astronaut aboard the ISS captures Italy’s bright urban corridor and Earth’s glowing atmosphere from 261 miles above.

New findings challenge long-held theories on the Moon’s birth

A new scientific study is rewriting one of the most recognized origin stories in astronomy: how the Moon was formed may not have been quite the way generations of researchers thought. Emerging evidence suggests that Earth and the impactor once thought to have created the Moon may have shared a far closer relationship than previously imagined.

World’s largest modern crater found hiding in plain sight in China

Scientists discover China’s Jinlin crater, the largest modern Holocene impact site, revealing recent meteor strikes may be more common than expected.

NASA Warning: Venus becoming increasingly dangerous for future missions

NASA warns Venus is becoming more dangerous for spacecraft. Rapid atmospheric changes and solar activity threaten future missions to the extreme planet.

The oldest rock on Earth is older than Earth Itself — Here’s how

Scientists have discovered a meteorite older than Earth, offering the earliest clues to how the Solar System formed and how the first solid materials took shape.

Catch the Leonid Meteor Shower lighting up November skies

The Leonid meteor shower will peak on November 17, offering brilliant shooting stars visible to the naked eye across dark night skies worldwide.

Asteroid Alert: NASA monitoring two asteroids approaching Earth on November 11

NASA on alert as two are approaching on 11th November, while three asteroids safely passed on 10th November. The asteroids and comets that approach Earth are periodical and safe.

Scientists achieve breakthrough in Quantum satellite uplink

Researchers have modelled a viable quantum uplink from Earth to space, overturning assumptions and paving the way for secure global communication.

Scientists capture rare Blue Aurora reaching unusual heights above Earth

A pioneering dawn observation in Sweden has revealed that blue auroras occur far higher in Earth’s atmosphere than previously believed.

Scientists extract oldest air ever measured from Antarctic Ice

Researchers have retrieved six‑million‑year‑old air from East Antarctica, revealing insights into Earth’s ancient climate and greenhouse gas history.

Warning from scientists: Solar storm that battered Venus could strike Earth next

Scientists warning regarding Earth could face severe disruption as rising solar activity. The storm that stripped Venus's atmosphere could harm Earth too.

Geologists uncover remnants of Proto-Earth hidden deep beneath the planet’s surface

Scientists uncover remnants of proto-Earth buried beneath continents, providing rare isotopic evidence that rewrites how our planet first formed and evolved.

Four solar storms headed for earth this week- Alert for stargazers

Four coronal mass ejections from sunspot AR4246 are heading toward Earth, triggering auroras across northern skies and minor satellite or power disruptions.

Solar tornadoes could trigger hidden geomagnetic storms

New models show interplanetary solar tornadoes may trigger geomagnetic storms capable of disrupting satellites, electricity networks and global communications.

NASA confirms near-Earth flyby of '2025 TF' passing just 266 miles above planet's surface

NASA confirms 2025 TF passed just 266 miles above Earth on 1st October, highlighting the challenges of tracking small near-Earth objects.

Rust on the Moon? Scientists puzzled why Hematite is forming and Earth’s surprising role

The Moon has, for long, been seen as a dry and almost lifeless world. However, a new discovery has left scientists both surprised and confused.

This Highway in Norway Is Literally the Last Road on Earth

Drive the E-69 Highway in Norway, the “Last Road of the World,” to the edge of the Arctic, under the Midnight Sun or Northern Lights.

Rare ‘Cannibal CME’ travelling at 2.1 million km/h hits Earth: How the powerful solar system could disrupt life

This plasma cloud struck Earth’s magnetic field late on September 1. Although experts at NOAA and NASA had predicted an impact, the actual force was stronger than expected.

Two giant asteroids to make ‘close approach’ to Earth today: Should we be worried?

Both space rocks are big enough to cause serious regional damage if they were to hit, but they’ll instead sail past at millions of miles away.

Baby exoplanet caught shrinking under host star’s rays by NASA’s Chandra

This young planet is just 8 million years old today. That’s nearly a thousand times younger than our Earth. But unlike Earth, it sits dangerously close to its parent star.

India to tap abandoned oil wells for geothermal energy

India has at least 13,348 abandoned oil wells with a potential of about 10,600 MW of geothermal power. But it has not exploited even 1 MW so far.

Failed to land on Venus 53 years ago, Soviet-era spacecraft likely to crash back to Earth this week

Dutch scientist Marco Langbroek predicts the failed spacecraft will reenter around May 10. He estimates it will come crashing in at 242 kph, if it remains intact.

India warming: Surface air temperature up by 0.7°C, says Jitendra Singh

Sea level of the Indian Ocean is going up by 1.7 mm a year, while the north Indian Ocean is rising at an even faster rate of 3.3 mm a year, the Union minister for Earth Sciences has said


What Earth looks like from different planets in the Solar System

Have you ever wondered how our home planet, Earth, looks from other planets in our solar system? Let's take a cosmic journey to explore the breathtaking views of Earth from our celestial neighbors.