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Ancient seafloor re-emerges, giving us a new look at Earth's past
WEB4 hours ago · By peering into the mantle – 410 to 660 kilometers below Earth’s surface – the researchers discovered a peculiarly thick zone. “This thickened area is like a fossilized fingerprint of an ancient piece of seafloor that subducted into the Earth approximately 250 million years ago,” said Wang. “It’s giving us a glimpse into Earth’s ...
Milky Way galaxy map released today contains 1.5 billion objects ...
WEB3 days ago · Most detailed map ever made of the Milky Way galaxy contains 1.5 billion celestial bodies. For more than a decade, astronomers from around the globe have been studying our Milky Way galaxy to learn more about Earth’s place in the vast universe. Now, they’ve hit a benchmark achievement — an intricate infrared map of the Milky Way ...
Stunning photo of Earth and the Moon captured by Orion from …
WEBNov 30, 2023 · In an extraordinary feat of engineering and international collaboration, the Orion spacecraft, a part of NASA’s Artemis I mission, has achieved a remarkable milestone in space exploration. The spacecraft ventured some 267,000 miles from Earth and roughly 40,000 miles from the Moon, surpassing the distance record set by the Apollo 13 mission over half a century ago.
Sentinel-2C satellite delivers first breathtaking images of Earth
WEB5 days ago · This capability allows it to monitor vast areas with remarkable detail, offering invaluable data for environmental monitoring and disaster management.. Within just a week of its launch, Sentinel-2C had already acquired an array of vibrant, detailed images from diverse regions across the globe, showcasing the …
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WEBEarth Images - Earth.com. IMAGE OF THE DAY. 09-25-2024. Stellar nursery NGC 1333 shines in the Perseus cloud. Today's Image of the Day from the European Space Agency features NGC 1333, a reflection nebula located in the Perseus molecular cloud about 960 light-years away from Earth. The photo is a mosaic of images captured by the James Webb ...
Planet Mars captured in "true" color for the first time ever
WEBJan 8, 2024 · Marvelous Mars in true, full color. Typically, the HRSC captures the Martian surface from about 300 kilometers up, focusing on areas around 50 kilometers wide. However, this new mosaic adopts a different approach. To encompass a broader view, the camera collected 90 images from higher altitudes, …
Earth has planet-wide electric field that's as important as gravity ...
WEBAug 31, 2024 · Earth.com staff writer. Using observations from a NASA suborbital rocket, an international team of scientists has, for the first time, successfully measured a planet-wide electric field that is as fundamental to Earth as gravity and magnetic fields. This electric field, known as the ambipolar electric field, was first hypothesized over 60 years ...
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WEB09-24-2024. Some corals can survive high ocean heat, which could save reefs. 09-24-2024. Light at night permanently changes fish behavior and harms offspring. 09-24-2024. Climate-triggered landslide and tsunami vibrated Earth for 9 days. 09-24-2024. Environment News. Corals are absorbing human drugs, and not just in shallow water.
NOAA: "Geostorm Warming" as recent solar flares hit Earth
WEBDec 17, 2023 · This likely ranks as one of the largest solar radio events ever recorded. On Dec 14 at 1702 UTC, AR 3514 produced an X2.8 flare, causing R3 (Strong) radio blackouts on portions of the sunlit side of the Earth. These blackouts may temporarily degrade or completely lose high frequency radio signals. This flare stands as the largest of this solar ...
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