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World Space Week 2024: How space technology arms scientists fighting climate change
By Samantha Mathewson published
World Space Week 2024 features events centered on "Space & Climate Change," to celebrate the transformative impact of space technology in the ongoing battle against climate change.
Can you see Earth's new 'mini-moon' with the naked eye?
By Brandon Specktor published
On Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth captured a new "mini-moon" called 2024 PT5. The bus-size asteroid is expected to orbit our planet for 57 days, but is too small to be visible to amateur skywatchers.
Satellites reveal Hurricane Helene's deadly fury as a monster Category 4 storm during landfall (videos)
By Tariq Malik published
Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida's Gulf Coast overnight Thursday (Sept. 26) with satellites capturing striking views of a colossal storm.
Hurricane Helene could yield major flooding, tornadoes and 'devastating' winds, experts warn
By Monisha Ravisetti published
Tropical Storm Helene reached hurricane status on Wednesday (Sept. 25), and scientists warn that its damage could be life-threatening.
Earth had Saturn-like rings 466 million years ago, new study suggests
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Earth may have had a Saturn-like ring system long ago, created from the debris of a passing asteroid that our planet tore apart.
'Surprising' warmth above Antarctica is earliest observed on record
By Meredith Garofalo last updated
Temperature fluctuations above Antarctica in winter show the earliest warming of the stratosphere on record.
A sprinkling of cosmic dust may have helped kick-start life on Earth
By Victoria Corless published
Cosmic dust may have helped to kick-start life on Earth, new research suggests. The findings challenge a widely held assumption that this was not a plausible explanation.
'It basically lifts the skies up.' NASA discovers Earth's electrical field at last after 60-year search
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A long-sought invisible electrical field wrapped around Earth has been detected more than half a century after it was first predicted to exist.
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