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Protect Earth instead of colonising Mars, Obama says

Humanity must preserve Earth before dreaming of colonising Mars because even nuclear war and unbridled climate change cannot make the…

US astronaut gets used to Earth after record-setting 371 days in space

  HOUSTON, Oct 14, 2023 (AFP) - After spending more than a year in space, Frank Rubio now has to…

Chinese booster rocket makes uncontrolled return to Earth: US officials

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A Chinese booster rocket made an uncontrolled return to Earth on Saturday, US Defense…

Earth’s ‘vital signs’ worsening as humanity’s impact deepens

by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- The global economy's business-as-usual approach to climate change has seen Earth's "vital signs"…

Cities worldwide dim lights to mark Earth Hour

  By Agence France Presse From Singapore to Buenos Aires, cities around the world turned off their lights Saturday to…

Large asteroid to pass by Earth on March 21: NASA

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year will approach within some 1.25 million…

China launches Mars probe in space race with US

  by Ludovic EHRET Agence France Presse WENCHANG, China (AFP) -- China launched a rover to Mars on Thursday, a…

Earth captures new ‘mini moon’

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Earth has acquired a second "mini-moon" about the size of a car, according to astronomers…

Record-breaking US astronaut set to return to Earth

by Christopher RICKLETON ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AFP) -- US astronaut Christina Koch is set to return to Earth Thursday having shattered…

Protect 30% of planet by 2030: UN Nature rescue plan

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Thirty percent of Earth's surface across land and sea should become protected areas…

Earth warming more quickly than thought, new climate models show

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Greenhouse gases thrust into the atmosphere mainly by burning fossil fuels are warming…

Magnetic north pole leaves Canada, on fast new path

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The position of the Earth's magnetic North Pole -- used in navigation systems such as…

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