- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 10th, 2015
There Will Be over 11 Billion People in the World by 2100
Our planet is about to turn into a seriously crowded place
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 7th, 2015
Watch: NASA Animation Reveals the Dark Side of the Moon
The video includes images delivered by the DSCOVR satellite
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 5th, 2015
Recently Launched Satellite Delivers Its First View of Earth
The satellite launched less than a month ago, on July 15
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 25th, 2015
Watch: A View of the Asteroid That Visited Us on July 19
The asteroid made its closest approach at 7:37 a.m. PST
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 24th, 2015
Earth 2.0 Found: Astronomers Zoom In on Our Planet's Older Cousin
The newly discovered orb sits merely 1,400 light-years away
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 23rd, 2015
Earth Imaged from 1 Million Miles (1.6 Million Kilometers) Away
The stunning image was delivered by the DSCOVR satellite
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 15th, 2015
Scientists Image Massive Asteroid As It Buzzes by Earth
The space rock flew by our planet earlier this month
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 20th, 2015
Researchers: The Sixth Mass Extinction in Earth's History Is Upon Us
Species are disappearing at an alarming rate, study finds
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 8th, 2015
Conspiracy Theorists: Come September 24, an Asteroid Will Hit Earth
The rock will wipe out humanity as we know it, allegedly
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 2nd, 2015
Bizarre Bright Swirls on the Moon Were Probably Birthed by Comets
Comets crashing into the Moon, to be more precise
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 2nd, 2015
There Are Tubes of Plasma Over Our Heads, in Earth's Magnetosphere
Using a radio telescope, scientists imaged these tubes in 3D
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 14th, 2015
A Pretty Big Asteroid Will Be Flying by Earth Today, May 14
On the bright side, the space rock will keep a polite distance of 6.3 million miles (10 million kilometers)
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 6th, 2015
It Can Get as Hot as 2,700°C (4,900°F) on This Planet
Researchers believe the planet heats up to such an extent due to intense volcanic activity on its surface
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 29th, 2015
Earth Is Working on Creating a Brand New Continent, Researchers Say
When fully formed about 200 million years from now, the new continent will cover two-thirds of the planet's surface
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 27th, 2015
Two New Satellites Were Launched in Earth's Orbit on Saturday
The satellites launched from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, should remain operational 15 years from now
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 23rd, 2015
Planet Earth Formed from a Cosmic Ocean of Infinitesimal Pebbles
New study explains how asteroids are born and grow bigger, also sheds light on the origin of our home planet
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 17th, 2015
Young Earth Gobbled Up a Mercury Lookalike, New Study Claims
Scientists say it was this Mercury-like object that seeded Earth with the elements it needed to birth a magnetic field