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New signs found of giant gas planet in 'Earth's neighbourhood'

Scientists have found strong evidence of a giant gas planet in the nearest star system to our own. At four-and-a-half light years away, the lifeless planet would be a close neighbour to Earth in astronomical terms and could have moons that sustain life.

Local 12 WKRC-TV · 22h

Astronomers find evidence for new planet 4 light-years away from Earth

CINCINNATI (WKRC/NASA/CBS Newspath) - Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have discovered compelling evidence of a giant planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A, the closest Sun-like star to Earth, located just 4 light-years away. This discovery marks a significant milestone in the search for worlds beyond our solar system.

Yahoo · 3d

New evidence of giant gas planet around ‘Earth’s closest solar twin’

The confirmation of the gas giant planet would mark a milestone as the closest planet to Earth that orbits in a habitable zone of a star like the sun

Georgia, Meteorite and Earth

Smithsonian Magazine · 12h

A Meteorite Tore Through a Georgia Home’s Roof. It Turns Out the Space Rock Is Older Than Our Planet

A planetary geologist finds that the meteorite, which fell in June, came from the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter

Space on MSN · 9h

Meteorite that punched a hole through Georgia roof may be older than Earth itself

"This particular meteor that entered the atmosphere has a long history before it made it to the ground of McDonough".

Live Science on MSN · 13h

Meteorite that crash landed through Georgia man's roof is 20 million years older than Earth, scientists say

Researchers have analyzed the McDonough meteorite, which crashed through a man's home in June, and determined that it is older than our planet.

Live Science28m

10 bizarre 'dark voids' appear in the skies over uninhabited island near Antarctica — Earth from space

A 2016 satellite photo shows nearly a dozen swirling dark spots that emerged in the clouds over Heard Island in the Indian ...

Insane Curiosity on MSN1h

Kepler-452b: The Amazing World That Mirrors Earth

This journey imagines a visit to Kepler-452b, a planet often called Earth’s twin for its similarities in size and orbit. The ...

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The Rare Planet Parade Is About To Dazzle The Sky, Here’s What It Means & How To See It

A Planet Parade (or planetary alignment, if we’re being specific) is when a bunch of planets line up just right so they look like they’re forming a straight line across the night sky. IRL, they’re ...

13hon MSN

Fresh fossil finds in Africa shed light on the era before Earth's largest mass extinction

An international team of paleontologists has spent more than 15 years excavating and studying fossils from Africa to expand ...

Earth.com10h

Planet discovered orbiting the Alpha Centauri System, the closest star system to Earth

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have spotted a gas giant planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A.

Live Science on MSN3d

Massive comet trail may have transformed Earth's climate more than 12,000 years ago, tiny particles suggest

A massive comet trail may have caused climate upheaval on Earth more than 12,000 years ago, sparking the Younger Dryas.

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56 million years ago, Earth underwent rapid global warming—here's what it did to pollinators

Pollinators play a vital role in fertilizing flowers, which grow into seeds and fruits and underpin our agriculture. But ...

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