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China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft just arrived at a tiny asteroid that dances alongside Earth in a rare quasi-moon orbit. The mission will collect samples and solve the mystery of whether this strange space rock is actually a chunk of our own moon.
NASA and the U.S. Space Force are teaming up to crack a cosmic puzzle that could protect our satellites and power grids from dangerous space weather. The answer lies in a mysterious doughnut-shaped ring of charged particles swirling around Earth.
The BBC's groundbreaking nature documentary series Planet Earth turns 20 this year, marking two decades of bringing never-before-seen wildlife moments into our homes. The network just released an hour-long compilation celebrating iconic scenes that changed how we see our world.
After analyzing 50-year-old lunar soil from Apollo missions, NASA scientists discovered that meteorites delivered far less water to Earth than previously thought. The finding rewrites our understanding of where Earth's oceans came from.
Scientists discovered Earth's core contains enough hydrogen to equal 45 oceans of water, suggesting our planet formed with water already inside rather than getting it from comets. This breakthrough helps solve the mystery of where Earth's water really came from.
Scientists discovered two massive zones of superheated rock deep inside Earth that help control our planet's protective magnetic shield. This breakthrough explains mysteries about how Earth stays geologically active and magnetically protected.
Scientists discovered Earth's core contains vastly more hydrogen than all the oceans combined, solving a 4.5-billion-year mystery. This breakthrough reveals our planet has been hiding its biggest hydrogen reservoir right at its center all along.
A groundbreaking space mission just launched to unlock the mysteries of how Earth protects itself from solar storms. Scientists will now get an unprecedented view of our planet's invisible magnetic defense system.
The groundbreaking nature documentary series Planet Earth is marking its 20th anniversary with a celebration of the most breathtaking wildlife moments ever filmed. Among the highlights: the extraordinary courtship dance of New Guinea's birds of paradise.
Director Peter Jackson is heading back to Middle-earth with a new Lord of the Rings movie featuring beloved characters and an exciting mystery. The film will follow Sam, Merry, and Pippin alongside Sam's daughter Elanor as they uncover secrets from the War of the Ring.
Researchers discovered that Earth's landscapes hold surprising clues to understanding Titan, Saturn's mysterious moon, paving the way for NASA's 2036 mission. The breakthrough could help us explore one of the solar system's most Earth-like worlds. #
Scientists discovered Earth's core may contain up to 45 oceans' worth of hydrogen, making it the planet's largest water reservoir. This finding rewrites our understanding of how Earth got its water during the earliest days of planetary formation.
Japan just made a breakthrough that could end its dependence on imported rare earth minerals. The nation successfully collected rare earth mud from 6,000 meters below the Pacific Ocean near a remote island.
Stanford researchers created the first global map of rare earthquakes that happen deep in Earth's mantle, not just the crust. The breakthrough could unlock secrets about how all earthquakes begin.
For decades, scientists believed comets or asteroids delivered Earth's water. Now breakthrough research suggests our planet may have made its own oceans from scratch.
A mysterious golden sphere found on the Alaskan seafloor in 2023 stumped scientists for nearly three years. Advanced DNA testing finally revealed it was part of a giant deep-sea anemone, showing how ocean exploration continues unlocking nature's secrets.
After 50 years, astronauts are heading back to the Moon with better tools and bigger questions. The Artemis missions could finally crack mysteries about our closest cosmic neighbor that have puzzled scientists since the Apollo era.
Scientists discovered a beautifully preserved ancient sea creature in Canada that's rewriting what we thought we knew about a mysterious gap in Earth's evolutionary history. The find suggests life was thriving when researchers believed it had nearly vanished.
NASA astronauts just returned stunning images and puzzling discoveries from the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth. Their observations of unusual colors, "snowy" craters, and mysterious surface patterns could reshape what we know about the Moon.
NASA scientists discovered how Earth got the building blocks of life, and Jupiter played a starring role. New research reveals our planet's life-essential elements came from close to home, not deep space.
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