Earth
From the Earth and Moon (and Russia) With Love
[/caption] This stunning picture of the Moon and Earth was taken by Russia's new Elektro-L spacecraft, a weather-forecasting satellite that…
Saturday, March 26, 2011 – Lights Out for Earth Hour!
At 8:30 PM on Saturday 26th March 2011, lights will switch off around the globe for Earth Hour and people…
Scientists Predict Arctic Could Be Ice-Free Within Decades
[/caption] Bad news for what is now the beginning of the “melt season” in the Arctic. Right now, the sea…
Probing the Moho Boundary – Earth’s Own Unexplored Frontier
[/caption] The boundary where Earth’s crust gives way to the unexplored mantle was first detected in 1909, because of a…
NASA: Happy St. Paddy’s Day!
[/caption] With the luck o' the Irish, NASA's Aqua satellite was fortunate to capture mostly clear views of the Emerald…
Japan Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days, Moved Axis
[/caption] The terribly destructive magnitude 9.0 earthquake which struck Japan on March 11, may have had another effect - Shortening…
Massive 8.9 Earthquake Hits Japan; Tsunamis Predicted for Pacific Basin
[/caption] An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan on March 11, one of the strongest to ever…
‘Climate Change Satellite’ Fails to Reach Orbit, Crashes in Ocean
[/caption] NASA's Glory mission launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Friday at 5:09:45 a.m. EST failed to reach…
New Study: Sun’s Deep Physics Explain Sunspot-Free Days
[/caption] The long lull in sunspots at the end of Solar Cycle 23 wasn't just fodder for global cooling predictions…
Glory Launch Gets Another Go
[/caption] NASA will try again to launch its "climate change satellite" on Friday, following an attempt that was scrubbed on…