09 February 2018
New research on rocky worlds helps identify Earth-like planets
... not, as their radii span this dividing line between super-Earth (rocky) and sub-Neptune (somewhat gassy) planets; planet ...most likely water. This is a huge amount as by comparison, the Earth has only about 0.02% water by mass! In terms of the amount...
09 June 2021
Meteorites impacting Earth mainly come from a very small region of space, new study says
...planet. It is estimated that around two thousand meteorites land on the Earth's surface every year, and as many as 63,000 of them ...or small, the standard view of meteorite delivery to Earth is that large asteroid break-ups scattered throughout the ...
12 November 2021
Near-Earth asteroid might be a piece of the Moon
... asteroid is thought to be between 46 and 57 metres (150 and 190 feet) in diameter – it means only the largest telescopes on Earth have been able to observe it. That telescope is the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT); a pair of huge identical 8.4-metre...
22 April 2020
Happy Earth Day 2020!
... Change (IPCC). If you’d like to join in, Earth Day Network will provide live coverage of the "global digital...climate crisis, we cannot shut down,” said Kathleen Rogers, president of Earth Day Network. "Instead, we must shift our energies and efforts ...
22 April 2021
Earth Day 2021 - What can you do to help?
... the notion that mitigation or adaptation are the only ways to address climate change. We all need a healthy Earth to support our jobs, livelihoods, health & survival, and happiness. A healthy planet is not an option — it is a necessity. For example...
15 January 2018
Earth-i launches first-of-a-kind satellite
...and analyse activities, patterns of life and changes at any location on earth but that it will also be the first to provide full-colour ... with resolutions better than one metre for any location on Earth. In addition to this, it will also be able ...
