Earth’s Magnetic Reconnection in Action
NASA’s MMS captures Earth’s magnetic reconnection in action. This short video outlines the MMS mission and its first results…
The force that protects our planet
The magnetic field and electric currents in and around Earth generate complex forces that have immeasurable impact on every day life.
Earth’s surface is moving up and down ‘like a yo-yo’
Researchers create first detailed global map of flow within the Earth’s mantle, and they find out that the surface is moving up and down “like a yo-yo.”
How Many People can the Earth hold?
There are more than seven billion people currently living on Earth, but with limited resources, when will we run out of room? Watch the video…
The many faces of Earth – video
From their vantage points, Earth-observing satellites ‘see’ our planet in more ways than one. Happy Earth Day.
Morning Sun glint Over the Pacific
This breathtaking Earth composite image from the International Space Station captures morning sun glint and low clouds over the central Pacific Ocean.
This is the 11th straight month, the globe was record warm
As Earth continues to warm and is influenced by phenomena such as El Niño, global temperature records are piling up and March set another heat global record.
By reading this headline, you just traveled thousands of miles through space
We’re all actually traveling thru space, all the time. Earth is a rotating planet, that orbits our sun, that moves around the Milky Way, that travels through
Beyond the Sea map collection
Take a look at colorful “Beyond the Sea” map collection, a handy guides to countries of equivalent latitude across the oceans.
Leap Days by Julius Caesar
Today, February 29th, is a leap day, a calendar system that started in 46 BC by Julius Caesar, adding one leap day every four years.