The Latest Breaking News from Earth

A 2022 astronaut photo shows a thick blanket of snow covering Yellowstone Lake, transforming the frozen body of water into a featureless white void. But below the ice lie some of Earth's hottest hydrothermal vents.

Elon Musk sparks fresh controversy by branding nuclear energy 'super dumb' and arguing that solar power is humanity's real clean energy future, reigniting the global debate over how the world should power itself.

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest, safe approach to Earth on Dec. 19. Learn how this rare visitor reveals secrets about planet formation around other stars.

As federal polling day neared on May 3 2025, the ground was silent but the people of Australia stirred, some restless with fear, others hankering for a change of government. History favoured the incumbent. There had been no single-term governments nationally since the interwar years.

The UN-endorsed International Asteroid Warning Network has launched a coordinated campaign to refine tracking techniques for the rare visitor.

The interstellar comet will pass safely by Earth, giving astronomers their best chance to study it up close.

"A bit like dinosaurs on Earth — they were enormous and primitive. And they had short lives, living for just a quarter of a million years."

Scientists have created the first detailed maps of the sun's atmospheric boundary, where solar material breaks free and streams into space.

Ah sweet! Horrors beyond my comprehension!