The last probe orbiting Venus has just shut down, and that’s not good news
Venus is often considered to be the twin of Earth, notably due to certain similarities. But for the…
Earth Now Has “Two Moons” Until 2083, NASA Confirms
Photo: Stephen Rahn via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) NASA has confirmed that a little asteroid named 2025 PN7…
Winner of Weather Photographer of the Year Contest Shows There’s No End to a Rainbow (LOOK)
– credit, Shuchang Dong and Geshuang Chen, entitled “The Glorious Ring.” The Royal Meteorological Society has announced the…
Rare Plate Collapse Found Beneath Pacific Sheds Light on Earth’s Crust
In a breakthrough study, researchers have identified a rare geological phenomenon under the Pacific Ocean — one of…
Earth Doesn’t Really Have Two Moons Until 2083, But It Does Have A Longterm Visitor In Orbit
Some planets in our solar system have an incredible amount of moons. Jupiter has 95, with names like…
Cartography Beyond Terrain’ charts beyond the Earth’s surface
Not all maps chart the Earth’s surface — and the David Rumsey Map Center’s newest exhibition in Green…
How to spot November’s supermoon, the closest of the year
NEW YORK — The moon will look slightly bigger and brighter Wednesday night during the closest supermoon of the year.…
Could Taurid fireballs – aka Halloween fireballs – bring a risk to Earth?
A new study suggests that – in the year 2032 – Earth will encounter a thick part of…
Transient flashes in ’50s sky plates still puzzle scientists
The 48-inch (1.2 m) Samuel Oschin Telescope at Palomar Observatory. This telescope was used in the 1st Palomar…
After 20 years of research, astronomers discover a planet that looks strangely like Earth
For years, many astronomers have been searching for exoplanets in the universe. And although some of them are…
How Jupiter shaped the early solar system and the birth of planets |
The story of how our solar system formed is not a simple one. For years, scientists believed that…
Modified Insta360 Camera Sent to the Edge of Space to Inspire the ‘Overview Effect’
A team of scientists and artists sent a modified Insta360 camera to the edge of space, capturing breathtaking…