‘Invisible’ Asteroids Near Venus Could Devastate Earth
The universe is full of things that can kill us, but the most unsettling threats are the ones we can’t see. Astronomers say there may be hundreds of asteroids hiding ...
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The Moon Is Drifting Away From Earth—Here’s Why It Matters
The Moon is slowly leaving us. Every year, it drifts about an inch and a half farther away, a detail scientists confirm by bouncing lasers off mirrors Apollo astronauts left ...
NASA’s New Boss Wants to Abandon Earth
NASA’s new acting boss, Sean Duffy, yet another Trump administration official who was ripped straight from TV and put in charge of a major government agency, is less a rocket ...
Is Earth Forming New Man-Made Seasons?
Spring, summer, fall, winter—and now: trash season. A new study suggests Earth is developing entirely new seasons, built not by planetary tilt or natural rhythms but by human activity. They’re ...
We Could Get a ‘Negative Leap Second’ Thanks to Shorter Earth Days
Earth’s rotation is doing something weird: it’s speeding up. Not by much. Just by milliseconds. But those little slices of time are setting off alarm bells in the world of ...
Earth’s largest waterfall isn’t the one you’d expect
When you try to come up with the Earth’s largest waterfall, there are a lot of factors to take into account. Some might break it down based on sheer size, ...
Scientists Think Earth Might Be Stuck in a Giant Cosmic Void
Earth might not be at the center of the universe, but we could be smack in the middle of nothing. A new theory suggests that our galaxy is drifting through ...
Big dams may have changed how the Earth rotates, new study finds
Human engineering appears to have moved the planet, literally. According to new research published this month, the global boom in dam construction over the past two centuries has caused measurable ...
Study claims a passing star could fling Earth out of the solar system
The universe is always moving. While we’ve found evidence of rogue black holes and planets, new research suggests that a passing star could be out there somewhere. Unfortunately, If it ...
There’s a hidden rule that all life on Earth must follow, research claims
Life on Earth is complex and hard to understand, but new research may have finally given us a much-needed glimpse into the patterns that life follows as it spreads across ...
