A 3,200-pound NASA observatory plunged back to Earth. Here’s what to know

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is expected to meet its fiery end early Wednesday morning nearly 22 years after its ...

Aging NASA telescope crashing to Earth after rescue mission fails

The Swift Observatory is expected in the coming days to plummet back to Earth, with some it potentially surviving the fiery descent. What to know.
Time

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

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Why pharma firms are going to Earth’s orbit in search of new cancer drugs

A space capsule 300 miles above us is growing the tiny crystals of a potential cancer drug in microgravity ...
Phys.org

Earth's inner core: Nobody knows exactly what it's made of, but now we've started to uncover the truth

The iron-rich core at the center of our planet has been a crucial part of Earth's evolution. The core not only powers the magnetic field which shields our atmosphere and oceans from solar radiation, ...
Forbes

Earth’s Rotation Is Slowing Faster Than In 3.6 Million Years

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Earth is illuminated against the blackness of space in ...

Huge space telescope plunges back to Earth after 22 years in orbit

NASA had previously said much of the observatory burned up upon reentry. The risk to people on Earth was low, the agency said ...

Earth atmosphere emulators could enable faster and more accurate weather predictions

If you partitioned the entire Earth, from just below the surface to the top of the atmosphere, into 1-kilometer-square chunks ...