Nasa finds a distant star circled by eight planets, equal to the complement in our own…
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60 million-year-old meteorite impact found on Skye
Geologists made the discovery while exploring volcanic rocks near Broadford.
Hurricane Harvey rainfall ‘weighed 127bn tonnes’
Scientists established how much rain fell by measuring how much the Earth compressed during the storm.
How Greenland would look without its ice sheet
Scientists stitch together decades of survey data to reveal a hidden world of mountains and canyons.
Sea reptile fossil gives clues to life in ancient oceans
A new fossil is shedding light on the marine reptiles that swam at the time of…
Last chance to save the ‘panda of the sea’ from extinction
A last-ditch effort to save the world's rarest marine mammal from extinction has been launched.
Warmer Arctic is the ‘new normal’
The reliably frozen Arctic is history, say scientists who warn of an unprecedented rate of warming.
Nasa’s New Horizons probe strikes distant gold
New observations suggest America's Pluto probe will see more than one object on its next flyby.
Jupiter Great Red Spot has deep roots
Nasa's Juno probe begins to unlock the workings of the mighty storm that has raged on…
Interstellar asteroid checked for alien technology
A project searching for life in the cosmos will scan the first interstellar asteroid for signs…