Earth

'We cannot ignore this rock': ESA raises doubles estimated risk of impact of asteroid 2024 YR4

The asteroid has been given a rating of 3 out of 10, indicating a "close encounter, meriting attention by astronomers."

Underwater Mediterranean Sea telescope records most energetic neutrino ever observed

The KM3NeT telescope comprises two detectors, ARCA and ORCA, utilizing seawater to capture Cherenkov light—a bluish glow produced when neutrinos interact with water molecules.

Recordings from South Sandwich Islands reveal the earth's core is changing

Research reveals structural changes in the inner core's surface, indicated by differences in seismic wave pairs.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 rises to the top of NASA's risk chart

The next close approach of asteroid 2024 YR4 is projected for December 22, 2032, when it may pose a potential danger, with an estimated 1.2% chance of impact.

Lost engineering marvels: How Aboriginal people shaped mysterious Earth Rings across Australia

Sunbury Ring G, one of five earth rings on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country in Sunbury, Victoria, is a remarkable human-made feature rising from the hills.

China announces discovery of superlarge ion-adsorption-type rare earth deposit in Yunnan

More than 470,000 tons correspond to critical elements such as praseodymium, neodymium, dysprosium, and terbium.

Submerged tectonic plates? Scientists find anomalies deep within Earth's mantle

Using high-resolution models and the Piz Daint supercomputer, researchers identified anomalies beneath oceans and continental interiors.

No Cosmic Grinch: Asteroid 2024 XN1 to pass safely by Earth on Christmas Eve

NASA is set to track a sizable near-Earth object, asteroid 2024 XN1, which is expected to pass relatively close to Earth on December 24.

Flat Earth YouTuber admits mistake after trip to Antarctica

Campanella participated in "The Final Experiment," an expedition conceived by Will Duffy, a pastor from Colorado, aiming to end the long-standing disputes about the shape of the planet.

Are dark comets Earth's 'life delivery' couriers? We now know about 14 of them in the solar system

Dark comets resemble asteroids but speed up unexpectedly, suggesting they may fire jets of gas like comets.

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