Webb Telescope is now orbiting 1 million miles from Earth
The most powerful space telescope ever launched just fired its thrusters to reach its permanent cosmic address. With this final…
What is the longest possible walk on Earth?
Starting from any point on Earth, how far could someone walk without crossing any major bodies of water? You may…
Understanding rare rain events in the driest desert on Earth
Parts of the Atacama Desert receive fewer than 5 millimeters of rainfall a year. Credit: Wescottm, CC BY 4.0 In…
Earth hits 6th warmest year on record
Vivek Shandas, a professor of climate adaptation at Portland State University, takes a temperature reading of almost 106 degrees in…
The Tipping Point that will DESTROY the World | George Monbiot
I doubt that 1% of people really understand what we’re facing: the prospect of systematic environmental collapse” Join the Future…
Pervasive Warming Bias in CMIP6 Tropospheric Layers – McKitrick – 2020 – Earth and Space Science
1 Introduction Numerous studies have pointed to a tendency across climate models to project too much contemporary warming in the…
Future hurricanes will roam over more of the Earth, study predicts
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new, Yale-led study suggests the 21st century will see an expansion of hurricanes and typhoons…
Is Earth expanding or shrinking?
Like any good gift giver, Earth is constantly giving and receiving materials with the surrounding solar system. For instance, dust…
Possible chemical leftovers from early Earth sit near the core
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Let’s take a journey into the depths of the Earth, down through the crust and mantle…
Is Mount Everest really the tallest mountain on Earth?
It’s no secret that Mount Everest, the jewel in Nepal’s Himalayan crown, is the world’s premier mountain. It’s one of…
Why NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will orbit nearly 1 million miles from Earth
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will be more extreme than its famous predecessor in a variety of ways, including its cosmic…
25 strangest sights on Google Earth
Google Earth compiles images from various sources, from satellites in geosynchronous orbit that snap low-resolution photos from tens of thousands…