planet Earth

Strong solar storm hits Earth, could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in US

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Dr. Sarah Adams

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. this weekend and ...

Next-gen satellites will paint a clearer picture of a changing Earth

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Thanks to next-generation satellite systems scientists have in place, like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GOES-R series, scientists are able to ...

Car-sized asteroid gives Earth a super-close shave with flyby closer than some satellites

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Dr. Sarah Adams

An asteroid discovered Tuesday (April 9) will make an extremely close, but harmless, pass by planet Earth today (April 11). Asteroid 2024 ...

10 dramatic discoveries about Earth from 2023

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Dr. Sarah Adams

With climate change continuing to affect our planet and mitigating measures lagging, 2023 has been another eventful year for Earth. Broken records, ...

South Texans are publicly fighting against SpaceX

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Dr. Sarah Adams

A person looks on as SpaceX’s huge Super Heavy-Starship is unstacked from the booster as it sits on the launchpad at Starbase in ...