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Most of us are aware that our planet is constantly spinning around its own axis as it orbits the sun. However, the Earth actually rotates around…
There may be more moon-born asteroids near Earth than we thinkESA/P.Caryl The giant rock orbiting near Earth appears to have originated from the moon, and is…
Nebraska drilling rig operated by Natural Hydrogen Energy LLC installed its first hydrogen borehole in 2019 Viacheslav Zgonik For the past few years, companies and prospectors…
The issue of energy consumption and its sources has always been a significant concern in the context of the climate crisis. In response, efforts are being…
Despite conflicting with the results of some recent studies, this new discovery reinforces the claim that Jupiter-based comets like 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko may have contributed to providing water…
Map showing where asteroid fireballs can be seen in SiberiaESA A dramatic but harmless spectacle will take place over Siberia today as an asteroid about 70…
Primordial black holes have been theorized for decades and may even be the eternally elusive dark matter. However, primordial black holes have not yet been observed.…
Flooding is a common occurrence in the cities of Navotas and Malabon, located in densely populated areas north of Metro Manila in the Philippines. These cities…
How did the Earth's inner core become solid and frozen?Rost9/Shutterstock High concentrations of carbon in Earth's inner core could explain a long-standing mystery about how the…
Bipolar: An adjective that means working in two directions simultaneously. (in plasma physics or chemistry) Affects both positive and negative ions equally. islands: A group of…
Giant reed warbler migrating between Europe and Africa AGAMI Photo Agency / Alamy Stock Many migratory birds use the Earth's magnetic field as a compass, and…
Our ancestors marked time in days, following the sun’s cycles. However, in the 20th century, scientists discovered that the Earth’s rotation is an unreliable timekeeper as…
A new study shows that about 70% of meteorites originate from at least three recent breakups of giant asteroids. This is the artist's impression of the…
Our planet’s new small satellite, 2024 PT5, arrived in Earth’s orbit on September 29, 2024. 2024 PT5 is scheduled to capture a temporary flyby from September…
Comet C/2023 A3 seen from the Canary Islands on September 30th (Tochinzan-ATLAS)Carlos de Saa/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Earth is approaching the comet and possibly passing through its ion tail,…
Wildfires begin in California on July 30, 2024David McNew/Getty Images A damning report by a group of prominent researchers has revealed that climate change and other…
Upon entering my department’s weekly Astro Coffee Journal Club some years ago, I was immediately struck by an existential crisis regarding the future of our planet.…
In August 2024, ESA’s Jupiter ICy satellite probe (JUICE) made history with its daring Moon-to-Earth flight and double-gravity assisted maneuver. When the spacecraft passed the moon…
Atmosphere: The outer layer of gas that surrounds Earth or another planet or moon. Aurora: A light show in the sky caused by high-energy particles from…
With the abundance of news stories, one might believe that humanity is on a path to self-destruction due to pollution, microplastics, and harmful chemicals. Reports of…
First hypothesized over 60 years ago Bipolar electric field Polar winds are the primary driver of a constant outflow of charged particles into space above the…
The Earth is greatly influenced by the presence of the Moon. One of the most evident effects is the tides, although the sun also plays a…
Bees are winged insects that feed on nectar and pollen from flowers and sometimes produce honey. There are around 20,000 species of honeybees, of which 270…
Iceland’s lava caves are just a small part of the vast underground habitats on Earth. Tommy Oh Photography/Getty Images Stefano Mammola was standing in a mossy forest overlooking the Po plain in northern Italy. In a moment, he was disappearing into the forest floor through a hole a little wider than his body. With less
A rock sample from Earth’s mantle viewed under a microscope Johan Lissenberg In the middle of the North Atlantic, geologists have drilled 1,268 metres below the…
Have you ever wondered why the “stable” parts of continents gradually rise up to form some of the largest landforms on Earth, like the vast plateau…
Shackleton Crater on the south pole of the moon is an area in permanent shadowLROC/Shadowcam/NASA/KARI/ASU A backup of Earth-based life could be safely stored in a…
The unusual wall-less cells can create structures (main image) similar to those found in 3.4 billion-year-old rocks from South Africa’s Back Reef (inset)Dheeraj Kanaparti et al.…
A recent study reveals that climate change is fundamentally reshaping the Earth, impacting its core. The melting of polar ice caps and glaciers due to global…
Solar power plantYaor Shen/Getty Images Things are a bit shaky right now, both environmentally and politically, so I decided to call up some experts to find…
You may be surprised by how little we actually know about the inner workings of the Earth. While we have a good grasp of how the…
Fossil and molecular evidence suggests that complex multicellular organisms arose and proliferated during the Neoproterozoic Era (1-541 million years ago). An extreme glacial period during the…
This story is part of our “Cosmic Perspective” series, which confronts the incredible vastness of the universe and our place in it. Read the rest of…
The movement of Earth’s inner core has been a topic of debate in the scientific community for the past 20 years, with some studies suggesting that…
Physicists at the University of Vienna have used a maximally entangled quantum state of light paths in a large interferometer to experimentally measure the speed of…
Dead Planets Society is a podcast that takes some crazy ideas for how to tinker with the universe and tests their effects against the laws…
In recent decades, scientists have observed a decrease in atmospheric moisture leading to drying soils, water-starved plants, withering vegetation, and increased forest fires. This phenomenon is…
Much of the sun’s heat is trapped in the Earth’s atmosphereMurataruto/Shutterstock Earth’s atmosphere currently traps more than twice as much excess heat as it did in…
Considered one of West Antarctica’s most infamous glaciers, the “doomsday glacier” has earned its nickname due to the potentially significant rise in sea levels it could…
Life on Earth is dependent on the ozone layer in the stratosphere, which protects living organisms from the harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun. However, the…
