NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will slingshot around Earth
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is set to slingshot around the Earth very soon. The space probe, which is destined to explore the Trojan Asteroids near Jupiter, …
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NASA’s Earth Observatory spots newly birthed island in the Pacific
NASA has spotted a newly birthed island out in the Pacific Ocean. The island is the result of a series of eruptions from a volcano …
This new plan could help reverse some dangerous effects of climate change
Scientists have come up with a “relatively low cost” plan that could cool the Earth down. The plan, which aims to lower the temperatures of …
Extra-terrestrial water was discovered in a meteorite for the first time ever
Scientists have discovered extra-terrestrial water in a meteorite for the first time. The meteorite was discovered after it crashed into a driveway in the Gloucestershire …
A shift in Jupiter’s orbit could have a bizarre impact on Earth
Earth, and every other planet within our Solar System that we know of, orbits the Sun. Beyond our small region of the universe, planets everywhere …
An asteroid the size of an airplane will buzz past Earth this week
An asteroid over 120 feet in diameter will pass by Earth this week. The asteroid, which is considered a potentially hazardous asteroid, won’t come close …
Scientists just issued a shockingly bleak ‘warning to humanity’
Scientists say that Earth’s trees are facing an unprecedented level of extinction and humanity should be worried. The state of our world’s trees has been …
New study claims the Sun will destroy Mercury, Venus, and Earth – here’s when
All stars dies and our Sun is a star. Therefore, it makes sense that at some point down the line, our Sun, which provides life …
Scientists uncovered an entire forest hidden inside a sinkhole in China
Chinese scientists discovered a primitive forest in a giant sinkhole in May this year. The sinkhole is 630 feet deep, and a team of spelunkers …
A genetics company is now trying to revive the extinct Tasmanian tiger
The Tasmanian tiger once roamed the Australian mainland, Tasmania, and New Guinea. It first appeared around 4 million years ago and was one of the …
Scientists warn these US states will soon have heat indices above 125 degrees
Ongoing climate change issues and increases in global temperatures will lead to the emergence of an “extreme heat belt” by 2053, a study says. The …
New study says an explosion of debris from Earth may have given birth to the Moon
Eons ago, when the Earth was still barely formed, scientists believe a fiery eruption or collision sent a massive spray of debris out into space. …
The world’s richest men are paying people to hunt for treasure in Greenland
Climate change continues to devastate our planet. As global temperatures rise, ice caps around the world are melting. In Greenland, the changing temperatures have led …
New study says rainwater is now unsafe to drink
Rainwater is an important part of our planet’s ecosystem, and it helps fuel access to drinking water in many places. However, a new study suggests …
Rare jellyfish with pulsing body captured on video for the first time in history
The Chirodectes maculatus jellyfish is elusive. So far, there have only been two documented sightings of this particular jellyfish. Now, a group of divers from …
An Empire State Building-size asteroid is heading past Earth this week
An asteroid will zoom past Earth later this week. The asteroid in question is 2022 OE2 and it was just recently discovered by astronomers back …
The Earth is spinning faster and some say it could have catastrophic effects
We just experienced Earth’s shortest day since the 1960s. June 29, 2022 came to an end 1.59 milliseconds sooner than expected. At first glance, such …
Murder hornets have a new name
The Entomological Society of America has given murder hornets a new name. We originally labeled the hornets as the Asian giant hornet. However, the Entomological …
Researchers discovered thousands of unknown bacteria in Hawaiian caves
Hawai’i is home to multiple lava caves, lava tubes, and geothermal vents. And a new study that researchers published in Frontiers in Microbiology reveals that …
Monarch butterflies are now endangered and on the ‘edge of collapse’
The iconic migratory Monarch butterfly is now on the endangered species list. The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) says the species is on …
Watch live as 55,000 beluga whales migrate across the ocean
Every year, around this time, around two-thirds of the world’s beluga whales migrate to southern Canadian waters. Normally, following this kind of yearly migration would …
Jacuzzi of Despair is an underwater lake that kills almost anything that enters it
There’s an underwater lake that kills almost anything that enters it. The lake is located in the Gulf of Mexico and is called the Jacuzzi …
This unexpected little ant has the most painful sting in the world
The Amazon’s bullet ant may be tiny, but this little insect has the most painful sting in the world. At just 1.2 inches long, the …
MIT scientists think they’ve discovered how to fully reverse climate change
Scientists at MIT think they may have finally found a way to reverse climate change. Or, at the least, help ease it some. The idea …
Scientists found a massive new hole in the ozone layer that could affect 50% of the population
Scientists have discovered a massive new hole in the ozone layer. They say the hole wasn’t expected to exist. However, they discovered that it covers …
Scientific breakthrough lets plants grow in darkness with no sunlight
Scientists have managed to make plants grow without sunlight. The process uses an artificial method of photosynthesis to let the plants grow in complete darkness. …
A huge solar eruption could be hurtling towards the Earth
For the past few weeks, astronomers have been watching Sunspot AR3038. The sunspot was facing Earth and astronomers expected it to die off. However, it …
Incredible up-close footage shows a thunderstorm like you’ve never seen before
Andrew McCarthy, a known astrophotographer, has captured video of a thunderstorm, unlike anything you’ve likely ever seen. He shared the video on his Instagram and …
A comet twice as big as Mount Everest is headed past Earth soon
A massive comet is heading towards Earth and the inner solar system. Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) doesn’t pose a threat to Earth itself, but the …
Scientists discovered a hidden world ecosystem under Antarctica
Antarctica is often considered the coldest, driest, and iciest place on Earth. Yet somehow life continues to find a way. While global temperature changes may …
