Space Scientists Discover Donut-Shaped Structure Inside Earth's Core Researchers believe that this discovery will help them better understand how the magnetic field changes over time and its implications for planetary habitability, even on other celestial bodies.
Space NASA Unveils Stunning Visualization of Global Carbon Dioxide Movement The visualization, created using NASA’s advanced GEOS model, highlights the interconnectedness of the planet's atmosphere, revealing how CO2 emissions from different regions impact the entire world.
Space NASA's Radar System Recorded Two Near-Earth Asteroids These observations were made using the Goldstone Solar System Radar. The radar system transmits radio waves to the asteroids and captures the reflected signals, enabling scientists to analyze their orbits, shapes, and surface details.
Space Asteroid Apophis to Make Close Earth Approach in 2029 Without Risk of Impact Despite no longer being a collision threat, Apophis remains a point of interest due to its close approach, providing astronomers with a rare opportunity to study such a large asteroid up close.
Space Astronomers Discover Young Earth-Sized Exoplanet With the 'Lava Hemisphere' The planet is the closest Earth-sized exoplanet to our solar system this young, believed to be less than 500 million years old. HD 63433 d orbits a Sun-like star, sharing similarities with our own solar system.
Space A Massive Coronal Hole In the Sun's Surface Is Blasting Solar Wind Right at Earth This phenomenon occurs as part of the Sun's natural activity cycle. While the Sun experiences periods of heightened solar activity, including sunspots or solar flares, it eventually reaches a peak known as solar maximum.
Space Supernova's Impact on Earth's Ozone Layer Revealed in a New Study Simulations have revealed that a gamma-ray burst within our Milky Way could obliterate the stratospheric ozone layer for several years, causing extensive species extinction and posing significant threats to humanity.
Space NASA Astronauts' Tool Bag Becomes a Bright Satellite in Earth's Orbit Currently orbiting at altitudes ranging from 415 to 416 kilometers, it is slowly descending. Eventually, it will re-enter the Earth's atmosphere, where it is anticipated to disintegrate.
Space New Study Suggests That Earth Harbors Remnants of a Moon-Forming Protoplanet These continent-sized anomalies, known as large low-velocity provinces (LLVPs), have long puzzled scientists due to their higher density and temperature compared to the surrounding mantle.
Space Digital Libraries of Earth's Knowledge to Be Scattered Across the Solar System for Eternity AMF's ambitious plan is to place these time capsules, or "Arch libraries," in various locations across the solar system, including orbiting Earth and on the Moon. These repositories are designed to act as backups of Earth's knowledge and biology.
Space NASA Calculates Potential Earth Impact Date for Asteroid Bennu Thankfully, the likelihood of such an event is estimated at around 1 in 2,700, according to a 2021 study. However, NASA remains vigilant, given the catastrophic consequences if it were to occur.
Space NASA Confirms Summer 2023 as the Hottest on Record NASA's temperature record, known as GISTEMP, is compiled from surface air temperature data collected from thousands of meteorological stations worldwide, along with sea surface temperature data from ship- and buoy-based instruments.
Space Scientists Discover a New 'Quasi-Moon' Near Earth The discovery of this new quasi-moon was made by the Pan-STARRS observatory in March. Its existence was subsequently confirmed by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope and two observatories in Arizona.
Space Europe's Latest Weather Satellite Took an Incredibly Detailed Image of Earth Launched into space last December, the European Meteosat Third Generation Imager-1 is the first next-generation satellite set to revolutionize weather forecasting in Europe, according to the European Space Agency (ESA).
Space NASA Shares a New Stunning Image of Earth Taken by the NOAA-21 Satellite As noted, the images of the Earth that make up this mosaic and several close-ups were captured on December 5 and 6 using an instrument called the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) aboard the NOAA-21 imaging satellite.
Space Astronomers Discover a Huge Planet Killer Asteroid Over time, the movement of this asteroid will sync with that of the Earth, and it will cross much closer by, but it will happen centuries into the future. Any asteroid over 1km in size is considered a planet killer and enough to trigger a mass extinction event on Earth.
Space Astronomers Discover Closest Known Black Hole to Earth A team of astronomers has discovered the closest known black hole to Earth using data from the Gaia spacecraft. They did it by observing the Sun-like star moving in unexpected ways caused by the gravity of an unseen massive object.
Space Two Large Asteroids Will Fly Past Earth This Weekend Two large asteroids the size of a multi-story building will brush past our planet later this week. According to NASA, the space bodies will approach the Earth on July 29 and 30.
Space NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Captured Lunar Eclipse From Space Over the course of about three hours, the spacecraft made 86 1-millisecond exposures. They were then sent back to Earth to be combined into a video. In the resulting video, the Earth and its satellite can be seen about 360,000 km apart.