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THE US, the UAE and China have all spent 2021 trying to reach Mars on three seperate missions. But how far away is the red planet from Earth? Here’s all you need to know… SpaceX boss Elon Musk says ...

Science has a funny way of humbling certainty. Most of us carry a mental picture of how Earth works that was assembled in school, reinforced by documentaries, and rarely questioned afterward. The ...

A collection of down-to-Earth facts about our planet and its place in the solar system. This collection introduces the Sun as the main source of light and heat on Earth. It explains that the Earth ...

The four planets that are furthest from the Sun are known as the gas planets. They are named this because they are all made from gas. The four gas planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. You ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A new study of NASA data claims to have found the most accurate estimate of Earth-like planets orbiting Sun-like stars. These exoplanets are similar in size to Earth and circle their respective stars ...