Astronomers find a planet that shows the fate of the Earth in 8 billion years — if it is not absorbed by the Sun

News Science and space 09-27-2024 at 13:07 comment
The rocky planet, called KMT-2020-BLG-0414, is located 4,000 light-years from Earth and orbits a smoldering white dwarf — an object that was once a large star like our Sun.

Polar ice melting slows down the Earth’s rotation: what does it mean?

News Science and space 07-16-2024 at 15:23 comment
A new study has revealed an unexpected consequence of global warming: the day on our planet is getting longer due to the melting of the polar ice. Scientists from NASA and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) published their findings in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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