Tag: Earth
A star is about to explode. Here's how to watch it
Astronomers around the world are preparing for one of the most anticipated cosmic firework shows of the year — but you don’t...
The spinning of Earth's inner core is slowing down. Is this how it all ends?
Geophysicist John Vidale noticed something striking while tracking the way seismic waves move from Earth’s crust through its core. The very...
Here's how to catch the best meteor light show of the year
The first time Bill Cooke ever saw a meteor shower, he was 11 years old in the woods of North Georgia getting...
NASA JPL team hopes to give greenhouse gas-monitoring satellite 'unprecedented' vision
It was almost 10 years ago when Andrew Thorpe received a text from the crew flying overhead in a small aircraft: They...