On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...

Earth: The Most Fascinating Planet in the Universe? Even though we live on this planet, there’s still so much we don’t know!

This gravity disparity is largely due to that equatorial bulge creating non-uniform distances from points on the planet's surface to center of the Earth, and to the fact that the Earth spins.

From January to March, the night sky will host a spectacular parade of planets featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus ...

Deforestation is a very destructive process that threatens the health of our planet and its inhabitants ... Rainforests in these regions cover just 2% of Earth's total surface area and yet ...

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A neutron star’s density is mind-boggling. These stars are composed almost entirely of neutrons packed together in a tiny radius. Just a teaspoonful of this material would weigh over a trillion ...

How big they are: Up to 32 feet (9.8 meters) long How long they live: Up to 100 years, but usually around 25 to 50 years What they eat: Fish, seals, seabirds, squid, sharks, and even whales Orcas ...

If you're fascinated by the wonders of our natural world, you'll love updates from the BBC. We'll tell you about new programmes, go behind the scenes and bring you incredible wildlife clips and ...