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A telescope-captured view of space showing multiple stars or celestial objects. A particular object is highlighted with a green circle, which likely represents the asteroid 2024 YR4. Photo Source: NASA

Asteroid 2024 YR4’s Earth Impact Risk Drops from 3.1% to Near Zero

A basketball court-sized asteroid that briefly ranked as the most dangerous near-Earth object on record now appears far less likely to hit our planet in 2032, scientists report. Asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered

Rahul Somvanshi

February 25, 2025

Representative image. Earth inner core. photo source: Argonne National Laboratory (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Climate

Earth’s Inner Core Is Slowing Down and Changing Shape, Seismic Data Reveals

One of the five elements worshipped by mankind is Mother Earth. While it carries oceans on its crust, there are deeper oceans inside its inner core. Now it is found that the

Govind Tekale

February 20, 2025

Climate

Record-Breaking Heat: January 2025 Becomes Earth’s Warmest Month in 175 Years

Climate change has caused persistent heating on planet Earth. January 2025 is recorded as the warmest January in 175 years. A run of extraordinary heat extended to January. An average global temperature

Rahul Somvanshi

February 18, 2025

A map of an earthquake event, highlighting regions in northern India. Photo Source - National Center for Seismology (Twitter).

Disaster·India

4.0 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Delhi-NCR; No Damage Reported

Essential Details Immediate Effects A loud rumbling sound accompanied the tremors, causing residents to evacuate buildings. The shallow depth of 5 kilometers intensified the ground motion. No casualties or structural damage were

Govind Tekale

February 17, 2025

Strength of magnetic field at earth surface. Photo Source - European Space Agency

Science

Earth’s Magnetic Pole Races Toward Siberia as Ancient Tree Reveals 5% Field Strength Drop

Our planet’s magnetic north pole is moving. Since 1831, when explorers first found it in Canada’s Boothia Peninsula, it has traveled hundreds of kilometers through the Arctic Ocean and is now heading

Rahul Somvanshi

February 15, 2025

Representative image. The giant solar arrays on the International Space Station . Photo Source: NASA.

Energy

China’s Space Solar Station to Surpass Earth’s Total Oil Energy

China is building something extraordinary – a massive solar power station in space that could change how we get our electricity. This isn’t just another power plant; it’s a solar panel array

Sunita Somvanshi

February 14, 2025

Individual pointing at one of the screen . Photo Source - Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez (MSU)

Nature

Yellowstone Springs Reveal 10 Ancient Microbes That Helped Life Survive Earth’s Oxygen Revolution

Scientists are discovering how Earth’s earliest life forms learned to survive with oxygen by studying the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park. Two scientists at Montana State University, Bill Inskeep and Mensur

Govind Tekale

February 10, 2025

ESA actively monitoring near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4. Photo Source: ESA

Astronomy·Space

Asteroid 2024 YR4: 1.2% Chance of Earth Impact in 2032

Scientists are watching a newly spotted asteroid that might come uncomfortably close to Earth in 2032. Found last December in Chile, asteroid 2024 YR4 is between 40-100 meters wide (approximately the size

Rahul Somvanshi

February 4, 2025

Representative Image. Composition of Earth’s mantle revisited thanks to research at Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source.

Discovery·Nature

Scientists Uncover Massive Structures 620 Miles Tall Beneath Earth’s Mantle

Scientists have discovered two enormous structures buried deep within Earth’s mantle that dwarf Mount Everest and challenge our understanding of the planet’s interior. These mysterious masses, known as Large Low-Shear-Velocity Provinces (LLSVPs),

Govind Tekale

February 3, 2025

Typically, asteroids — like the one depicted in this artist’s concept — originate from the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, but a small population of near-Earth objects may also come from the Moon’s surface after being ejected into space by an impact.

Astronomy·Space

Asteroid 2024 PT5: Rare Lunar Fragment Near Earth

A small space rock discovered in 2023 has sparked excitement among scientists who suggest it’s likely a piece of our Moon. The asteroid, named 2024 PT5, measures 33 feet across and follows

Rahul Somvanshi

January 31, 2025

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