Tag: Earth

Solar storm could disrupt communications and display northern lights to parts of California

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch that could disrupt communications, the power grid, navigation, radio...

Scientists long urged NASA to search for signs of life near Jupiter. Now it's happening

In 2015, Bill Nye was on Marine One with President Obama.The television personality and science advocate was officially there for an Earth...

Scientists explain Mount Everest's anomalous growth

By Will Dunham(Reuters) - Mount Everest is Earth's tallest mountain - towering 5.5 miles (8.85 km) above sea level - and is actually...

Frigid alien planet may offer a glimpse at Earth's distant future

By Will DunhamWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first rocky planet ever spotted orbiting a burned out star called a white dwarf offers a glimpse...

What you need to know about Earth's new, temporary mini-moon

The object is part of the Arjuna asteroid belt. Speaking to Space.com, Universidad Complutense de Madrid professor Carlos de la Fuente Marcos...

Are tiny black holes zipping through our solar system? Scientists hope to find out.

A mind-bending hypothesis is gaining traction among scientists: The universe may be teeming with microscopic black holes the size of an atom,...