Did you know Earth is set to have another moon in its orbit? Here's what that means
This new floating rock is only expected to orbit the Earth once, beginning its trip Sept. 29 before breaking off from its ...
Prehistoric Earth Was Very Hot. That Offers Clues About Future Earth.
At times during the past half-billion years, carbon dioxide warmed our planet more than previously thought, according to a ...
Explaining dramatic planetwide changes after world's last 'Snowball Earth' event
Some of the most dramatic climatic events in our planet's history are "Snowball Earth" events that happened hundreds of ...
Earth may have once had rings like Saturn
Earth may have had rings. At least that's what a new study published this month claims. Here's what we know so far.
Earth Is Set to Have Another Moon in Its Orbit—What That Means
A new mini-moon—referred to scientifically as 2024 PT5—is set to make a two-month orbit around the Earth this fall. Here’s ...
Study charts how Earth's global temperature has drastically changed over the past 485 million years, driven by CO₂
A new study co-led by the Smithsonian and the University of Arizona offers the most detailed glimpse yet of how Earth's ...
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In a Landmark Study, Scientists Discover Just How Much Earth's Temperature Has Changed Over Nearly 500 Million Years
We live in a rapidly warming world. Immense volumes of human-generated greenhouse gases are nudging Earth’s climate to a ...
Earth to get a new ‘mini-moon’ for 2 months
An asteroid, pulled into Earth’s orbit, is sometimes known as a ‘mini-moon.’ You’ll need a telescope to view it ...
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A New Mini-Moon Is Being Captured by Planet Earth
In other words, Earth’s new mini-moon could be a miniature fragment ... a rocket launch or any other 2024 event that’s out of this world with our space and astronomy calendar.
Huge landslide unleashed ‘mega-tsunami’ that caused Earth to vibrate for nine days
A massive landslide triggered by climate change unleashed a 650-foot “mega-tsunami” that caused Earth to vibrate for nine days.
The Great Dying once wiped out 90% of life on Earth. A new theory may explain why
Mega El Niños could have intensified the world’s most devastating mass extinction, which ended the Permian Period 252 million ...
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New research reenvisions Earth's mantle as a relatively uniform reservoir
Lavas from hotspots - -whether erupting in Hawaii, Samoa or Iceland -- likely originate from a worldwide, uniform reservoir in Earth's mantle, according to an evaluation of volcanic hotspots.