Earth
Earth Day Timelapse
In honor of Earth Day, enjoy this beautiful timelapse compiled by science educator James Drake, who put together one of…
How Big Was Monday’s CME?
This big! The M1.7-class flare that erupted from active region 1461 on Monday, April 16 let loose an enormous coronal…
Is This The Last Image From Envisat?
[/caption] The European Space Agency's venerable Envisat satellite may have sent back its final image, according to recent news from…
Intelligent Alien Dinosaurs?
I for one welcome our alien dinosaur overlords…maybe. Dinosaurs once roamed and ruled the Earth. Is it possible that similar…
What’s the Moon Made Of? Earth, Most Likely.
[/caption] Recent research on lunar samples has shown that the Moon may be made of more Earth than green cheese…
Dubai’s Island Version of the World, As Seen from Space
[/caption] Usually astronauts have to go much farther away than low Earth orbit to see the entire world in one…
Tsunami Watch in Effect after Massive Earthquake off the Coast of Indonesia
[/caption] Update: Good news: The latest bulletin from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, as of 13:00 UTC has canceled the…
Earth’s Van Gogh Oceans
I was traveling the day this video was released, so missed posting it earlier. If you haven't seen it yet,…
1981 Climate Change Predictions Were Eerily Accurate
[/caption] A paper published in the journal Science in August 1981 made several projections regarding future climate change and anthropogenic…
Is Earth Running Out Of Crust?
[/caption] Earth just doesn't make crust like it used to... at least, not according to new research by a team…