Russia has 14,000 pieces of ‘space junk’ debris orbiting Earth

Space junk is littering the final frontier and Russia has contributed more to the collection than any other country. A new infographic reveals which countries owns the garbage floating in space and Russia is responsible for 14,403 pieces and the US comes in second with 8,734. The compiled data shows more than 30,000 particles from … Read more

Asteroid up to 20ft wide flew within 9,000 miles of Earth this week

Asteroid the size of a VAN that went undetected by astronomers until the last moment comes within 9,000 miles of Earth in one of the closest flybys on record The object, called 2020 JJ, is relatively small in astronomical terms It flew past Earth at 32,000mph and around 20 times further away than the ISS … Read more

Asteroid set to fly by Earth next week appears to ‘wearing a face mask’

Asteroid half the size of Mount Everest is set to fly by Earth next week and an image shows the object ‘wearing a mask’ similar to the scientist observing it amid the coronavirus pandemic An asteroid is set to pass within 3.9 million miles of Earth April 29  It was first spotted in 1998 and … Read more

Jennifer Lopez shares a reflective selfie in the water in a chic swimsuit for Earth Day

Jennifer Lopez flaunts her cleavage in chic swimsuit for Earth Day… after stripping down to her lace bra at A-Rod’s daughter’s social-distancing birthday party By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 07:12 BST, 23 April 2020 | Updated: 07:13 BST, 23 April 2020 Jennifer Lopez uploaded yet another flawless image of herself on Wednesday, this time … Read more

Priyanka Chopra glows in sunlit selfies for Earth Day as she hunkers down with hubby Nick Jonas

Priyanka Chopra glows in sunlit selfies for Earth Day as she hunkers down with hubby Nick Jonas By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 06:28 BST, 23 April 2020 | Updated: 06:28 BST, 23 April 2020 Priyanka Chopra glowed in a couple of sunlit selfies she posted to her Instagram page, seemingly from her backyard patio. … Read more

Trump marks Earth Day with tree planting at the White House with Melania

President Donald Trump marked Earth Day at the White House on Wednesday by planting a tree with Melania Trump on the South Lawn. ‘We’re doing something I love doing: planting trees,’ he told the guests. ‘I’ve always loved it.’ ‘This tree will grow, also, and it’ll stand tall and beautiful, and the future generations will be … Read more

Gisele Bundchen shares never-seen-before images as she sends an Earth Day note

Hollywood has taken to social media to share messages on Earth Day, an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. One of the first to take to Instagram with their note on the event which began in 1970 was Vogue model Gisele Bundchen, who is married to … Read more

Chris Hemsworth feeds a koala on the Gold Coast for Nat Geo’s Born Wild Earth Day special

Too cute to bear! Chris Hemsworth feeds a baby koala affected by the Australian bushfires in a sneak peek of National Geographic’s Born Wild Earth Day special By Jessamy Tredinnick and Kylie Walters For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:27 BST, 21 April 2020 | Updated: 05:27 BST, 21 April 2020 He is adored by millions … Read more

Extra-terrestrial impacts may have shaped Earth 3.2 billion years ago, study finds

Earth’s rocky surface is the result of ‘intense bombardment’ of extraterrestrial impacts hitting the surface billions of years ago Experts say impacts from space triggered the rise of tectonic plates on Earth   Layers of round particles condensed from the impact were discovered Particles date back about 3.2M years ago, similar to when plates appeared  By … Read more

NASA and ESA reveal ambitious plan to bring Martian rock samples back to Earth by 2031

NASA and the European Space Agency are teaming up on a $14 billion project to bring a piece of Mars back to Earth. The agencies outlined the ambitious plan in a virtual meeting this week that involves sending up three different spacecraft – two of which will rendezvous in Mars orbit. The first step in … Read more