Space on MSN16h
Earth's recent asteroid visitor might've been a piece of the moon
2024 PT5 is the second near-Earth asteroid scientists suspect was ejected from the moon's surface, the first being 469219 ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN9h
Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Is Shifting Toward Siberia and Raising Questions About Unusual Movement
Scientists released an update to a model that maps the ever-moving pole and has significant implications for navigation ...
Mysterious 'Supercontinents' Inside Earth Challenge Mantle Theory
These ancient buried "super-continents"—known to scientists as large low-seismic-velocity provinces (LLSVPs)—were found ...
Scientific American2d
Earth Sings with Mysterious Chorus Waves—And Deep Space Does, Too
Peculiar bursts of energy called chorus waves have been detected in deep space far from our planet, suggesting they could ...
Astronaut’s stunning Earth photo looks like ‘arteries in your retina’
NASA astronaut Don Pettit has captured another remarkable shot, this one showing the Betsiboka River estuary in ...
Where in the world are Earth’s oldest dinosaurs?
To account for the numerous gaps in the fossil record, they treated the parts of the world where fossils have not been ...
New Scientist10h
Carbon removal schemes on farms could change Earth’s reflectivity
Carbon removal schemes involving enhanced rock weathering should consider whether the rocks they use are lighter or darker ...
Study finds that Earth's small asteroid visitor is likely a chunk of moon rock
A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...
Six planets align in rare celestial event visible from Earth through mid February
Planetary alignments aren't rare, but they can be when they involve six of the eight planets in our solar system.
Newly discovered asteroid turns out to be Tesla Roadster launched into space
Astronomers mistook a Tesla Roadster that was launched into orbit in 2018 for an asteroid earlier this month. The registry of ...