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Remarkable discovery reveals three Earth-like planets found in a system with two stars

Scientists found two Earth-sized planets and a third candidate orbiting a nearby double star system, TOI-2267.
Penn Live

Earth’s rotation will speed up for 3 days this summer. Here’s what that means

Aren’t the summer days supposed to be longer and the winter days shorter? Since when have things gone in reverse for the summertime? Since now, maybe? Starting today? Okay, here’s what’s going on.

How was the first full-colour photograph of Earth captured by NASA

NASA's 1967 ATS-3 satellite captured Earth's first true-colour image, revolutionizing weather forecasting and planetary understanding. This breakthrough, using a novel scanning camera, allowed ...
The New York Times

The Sun Will Destroy the Earth One Day, Right? Maybe Not.

Astronomers spotted a potential Earth-size rocky world orbiting a white dwarf, suggesting a future in which our planet outlives its star. By Jonathan O’Callaghan In six billion years the sun will ...
IFLScience

Forget Planet X! Beyond Neptune, There Might Be An Earth-Sized Planet Y

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
Time

Planet Earth Is in Critical Condition. These are the Steps the World Must Take to Change That

Rockström is a research professor in earth system science at University Potsdam, the director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and co-founder of the Planetary Guardians. The ...
Live Science

'Planet Y' theory hints at hidden Earth-size world lurking in the solar system — and it could be much closer to us than 'Planet Nine'

A new study has proposed the existence of Planet Y, an alternative Planet Nine candidate that is smaller and closer to Earth than the hypothetical Planet X, which astronomers have been hunting for ...