We have many planets in the solar system and THIS is the song to sing along to if you want to remember them. Get your ...
The Earth is one of the planets that form part of our Solar System. It is mostly made of rock rather than gas like some other planets. It looks like a giant sphere in space. It is the only planet that ...
It only takes one close encounter with a lightning strike to get the full sense of its power. At around 1 gigaJoule of energy ...
Thu, Mar 19, 2026 Scientists examining dust from an asteroid have discovered all the fundamental building blocks required to ...
Dr Iain Stewart tells the story of how Earth works and how, over the course of 4.6 billion years, it came to be the remarkable place it is today. Volcanoes have a fearsome reputation. In reality, they ...
For years, astronomers have teased the concept of another world in our solar system, commonly referred to as Planet Nine. But there could be a whole other 'Earth-like' planet waiting to be discovered ...
HIGH above us in the distant reaches of space lie planets of every shape, size and colour. But just how many are in the universe, and what is the nearest planet to ...
Possible remnants of early Earth sitting near the planet’s core could be left over from a collision with another planet 4.5 billion years ago. The discovery of the layer of rock provides further ...
Located in the Lyra constellation, the Super Earth planet completes an orbit of its nearby star every 207.5 days SCIENTISTS have stumbled across a new Super-Earth that orbits inside its star’s ...
There are worlds like hot Jupiters, gigantic and very hot, as well as ocean worlds and super-Earths with a rocky structure but a much thicker atmosphere than our own planet. Now, a new study suggests ...
Nasa scientists have announced the discovery of Kepler 452b, also known as 'Earth 2.0', an earth-like planet in our galaxy. Over the course of years of data-gathering by the Kepler space telescope and ...
Nasa's hotly anticipated Artemis II mission will see four astronauts venture past the 'dark side' of the moon, marking the first time humans will have left Earth's orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972.