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This collection highlights the most downloaded* Earth science, environmental science and ecology research papers published by Scientific Reports in 2024. Featuring authors from around the world, these ...

Researchers are keeping an eye on the building-sized asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 4 percent chance of hitting the moon seven years from now.

Modern humans have lived on Earth for more than 300,000 years, but we’re still discovering tons about this massive breathing rock we call home. From its deep 4.5-billion-year history to its current ...

In late December of 2024, um, *** NASA funded near Earth asteroid survey, the one that, you know, I operate called Atlas, uh, discovered an asteroid that as it came by the Earth, uh, this time around, ...

The night sky of 2026 welcomes comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos), which will be making its closest approach to Earth and the Sun.

"The impact could pose some danger to equipment or astronauts on the moon, and certainly to satellites and other Earth-orbiting platforms, which are above our atmosphere." When you purchase through ...

Last year was not only the hottest since record-keeping began in 1850 but was also the first to pass a threshold meant to limit the worst effects of climate change, the Copernicus Climate Change ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but for now, you can watch it fly harmlessly through space in a short time-lapse video captured by the NASA-funded ATLAS telescope. When ...

The Earth became darker from 2001 to 2024, meaning it reflects less sunlight, a research team reports in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The development is more pronounced ...

Watch Asteroid 2024 JN16 making a close approach to Earth. Credit: Space.com | animation/data: ESA | edited by Steve Spaleta ...

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