Earth

Astronomers discover Earth-like planet just 11 light years away

A temperate planet has been discovered only 11 light-years from Earth by the European Southern Observatory… Read More

VIDEO: Russian man claims he lived on Mars before being re-born on earth

MOSCOW: A Russian man has made a bizarre claim, saying he was born on Mars… Read More

Asteroid grazes past Earth in ‘critical’ rehearsal

PARIS: A house-sized asteroid grazed past Earth Thursday, passing harmlessly inside the Moon's orbit, as… Read More

Record-breaking NASA astronaut returns back to Earth

A record-shattering NASA astronaut returns to Earth on Sunday, finishing a 288-day mission that put… Read More

Largest asteroid in a century to whiz by Sept 1

MIAMI: The largest asteroid in more than a century will whiz safely past Earth on… Read More

Asteroid to shave past Earth on Oct 12: ESA

PARIS: A house-sized asteroid will shave past our planet on October 12, far inside the… Read More

Planet marks new highs for heat, pollutants, sea level in 2016: report

WASHINGTON: The Earth set a series of dire records in 2016, including hottest year in… Read More

Earth’s 2017 resource ‘budget’ spent by next week: report

PARIS: Humanity will have used up its allowance of planetary resources such as water, soil,… Read More

Billions of tons of plastic trash accumulating on Earth

MIAMI: The world has a plastic problem. More than 9.1 billion tons (8.3 metric tons)… Read More

NASA discovers 10 new Earth-size exoplanets

WASHINGTON: NASA revealed Monday 10 new rocky, Earth-sized planets that could potentially have liquid water… Read More

Earth is a jewel, says astronaut after six months in space

Observing Earth from 400 kilometres (250 miles) away has made astronaut Thomas Pesquet aware of… Read More

NASA’s Cassini successfully dives between Saturn and its rings

WASHINGTON: NASA's Cassini spacecraft is back in contact with Earth after its successful first-ever dive… Read More

WATCH: NASA releases images of asteroid which made closest contact with Earth

PARIS: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released images of asteroid 2014 JO25.… Read More

Big asteroid to streak past Earth today

PARIS: An asteroid stretching 650 metres (2,000 feet) across is on track to whoosh past… Read More

Two Russians, one American land back on Earth

DZHEZKAZGAN, Kazakhstan: Two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut touched down safely in central Kazakhstan… Read More

Cities and monuments to dim lights in a nod to Earth

PARIS: From Sydney to New York, cities and monuments will dim their lights on Saturday… Read More

Another satellite launch for Europe’s Earth monitoring system

Europe is set to launch a fourth satellite next Tuesday for its ambitious Copernicus Earth… Read More

Moon tourists risk rough ride, experts say

PARIS: Non-stop vomiting, a puffy face and the constant need to pee: Volunteers for a… Read More

Pakistan witnesses first penumbral lunar eclipse of 2017

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan witnessed the first penumbral lunar eclipse of the year in the wee hours… Read More

Earth breaks heat record in 2016 for third year in a row

Last year, the Earth sweltered under the hottest temperatures in modern times for the third… Read More