NASA Says a Massive Asteroid Will Pass Earth Next Week; How To Spot It?

SPACE 01.12.2022 20:17 PM

NASA predicts the massive chunk of asteroid will zoom by Earth at almost 43,000 mph on Jan. 18, at 4:51 p.m. EST,

What Causes Jupiter’s Polar Cyclones? Juno Links Earth's Oceanography To Jovian Storms

01.10.2022 23:35 PM

Cyclones spotted 500 million miles distant on Jupiter's big planet resemble patterns seen in Earth's ocean.

Earth Never Stops Moving in Space! How Does the Planet Move Through the Milky Way Galaxy?

01.10.2022 23:14 PM

Earth's motion through space can be defined through a combination of many measurements and comparing them to the Big Bang's leftover glow.

Rings Surrounding Saturn Prevents Earth from Growing, New Study of Solar System Shows

01.10.2022 02:13 AM

Astronomers from Houston, Texas-based Rice University recently said that rings have been observed surrounding a number of Sun-like young distant starts.

Some Volcanic Hotspots Fueled By Material Not As Hot As Expected, Shedding Light on Mysterious Geologic Processes

01.07.2022 03:12 AM

A new study finds that hotspots that volcanic islands, like Hawaii, Iceland, and Galapagos Islands created may often prove surprisingly cool, which suggests current theories on volcanism may just be too simple.

Comet Leonard Colorful Streak Captured As It Moves Away From the Solar System

01.06.2022 03:10 AM

An astrobiograopher in Arizona captured a photo of the comet Leonard as a streak of colorful light appears in the sky, moving away and never to be seen from Earth again.

Giant Chunk of Russia's Satellite Angara A5 Space Junk Crashes To French Polynesia

01.05.2022 20:02 PM

At 4:08 p.m. EST, the Persei top stage of a Russian Angara A5 heavy-lift rocket fell down to Earth over the Pacific Ocean.

Failed Russian Satellite Angara A5 Could Make An Uncontrolled Re-Entry This Week; Should We Worry?

01.05.2022 02:19 AM

The debris from the latest Angara A5 launch is expected to return to Earth in January due to a failed Russian satellite test.

Super-Earth Rocky Planet TOI-270 B: What Makes It Unique Compared to Others in Our Solar System?

01.04.2022 23:35 PM

Three new worlds have been identified by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), one somewhat larger than Earth and two of a sort not seen in our solar system.

Small Russian Military Satellite Fragments Could Crash Down Earth This Week After Persei Booster Malfunctions on Low Orbit

01.04.2022 23:02 PM

A Russian military satellite and rocket stage's tiny fragments could come this week, crashing down, after the craft went through a malfunction on low Earth orbit.

Perihelion Day 2022: Earth Makes Closest Yearly Approach to the Sun

01.04.2022 21:30 PM

It's Perihelion Day today, January 4! That means the sun is just a little bit closer in Earth's sky.

Is Earth Acting Weird in Our Solar System? Here's What Astronomers Say!

01.03.2022 22:26 PM

One of the oddest things in the universe, according to one astronomer, might be Earth. A scientist claimed that the planetary systems that astronomers discovered are not the same as our own.

Earth is Shrinking! Scientists Reveal It's Due to the Atmosphere Affecting the Planet's Mass

01.02.2022 23:35 PM

After debates on whether Earth is shrinking or expanding, a NASA scientist reveals that the planet is losing mass and it has something to do with the atmosphere.

Weird Exoplanets of 2021: What Are The Strangest Planets Discovered This Year?

12.30.2021 23:10 PM

Here's what scientists discovered in 2021, from a rocky 'Super Earth' that may house life to a 'Hot Jupiter' with an exceptionally fast orbit planets!

NASA Seeks Help From Theologians to Understand How Humans Will React to Life Between Earth and Beyond

12.27.2021 22:28 PM

NASA is hoping theologians, specifically at the Center for Theological Inquiry (CTI) in Princeton, New Jersey, will have the answer to the question of how humans are going to react to reports that "intelligent life" does exist on other planets.

NASA Spotted a Bus-Sized Asteroid Heading to Earth in Early 2022; Is It a Threat to The Planet and Humanity?

12.26.2021 20:51 PM

The asteroid 2014 YE15 will approach Earth on January 6, 2022 and will not endanger the planet, according to NASA.

Asteroid Ignites 2 Years of Darkness to Earth; The Same Rocky Object That Wiped Out Dinosaurs 66 Million Years Ago

12.23.2021 22:45 PM

A team of researchers from the California Academy of Sciences recently reported soot forming wildfires filled the sky and blocked the Sun shortly after an asteroid hit the Earth.

Earth and Mars Believed to Be Formed By Collision Between Moon-Sized Rocks

12.23.2021 03:39 AM

Scientists analyzed meteorites that traveled from Mars and landed on Earth and came up with a new theory of how the two planets formed, contradicting an existing theory of their origins.

Winter Solstice 2021: How To Watch The Season Change, Sunset View in Chicago on Tuesday

12.20.2021 21:56 PM

The December solstice is when the sun reaches its southernmost position, making nights longer and days shorter in the Northern hemisphere while the opposite happens in the Southern hemisphere.

Disruption of Earth's Magnetic Field Sent Auroras Toward the Equator 41,000 Years Ago

12.20.2021 02:22 AM

Earth's magnetic field tilted about 41,000 years ago causing the Laschamp event in which the lessened magnetic pull that sent auroras wandering toward unexpected places on Earth,

How Is the Earth Formed? Deep Mantle Krypton Reveals the Answers

12.16.2021 02:15 AM

Krypton from the Earth's mantle, recovered from geologic hot zones in Iceland and the Galapagos Islands, sheds light on how our world came to be.