13 things you need to know about space
Here at ESA, the European Space Agency, space is our business. It’s a place we explore, heading outwards while also looking back, to improve life on our
We have already used a Year’s worth of Natural Resources
August 22. Earth Overshoot Day marking the date when humanity has exhausted nature’s budget for the year.
Growing Anomaly in Earth’s Magnetic Field
A small but evolving dent in Earth’s magnetic field can cause big headaches for satellites.
A Supernova may have caused Mass Extinction on Earth
An exploding star (supernova) about 65 light-years away may have caused mass extinction on Earth, 359 million years ago.
Who Is Responsible For Climate Change?
Since the Industrial Revolution, humans have released over 1.5 trillion tonnes of carbon dioxide or CO2 into the earth’s atmosphere.
Our Rotating Earth
Earth’s rotation stabilized on the night sky. Most time-lapse videos of the night sky show the stars and sky moving above a steady Earth. Here, however, the
The True Size of Earth’s ‘Lost’ 8th Continent Zealandia
New maps unveiled the size of Earth’s ‘lost’ 8th Continent Zealandia, and is nearly 2 million square miles (5 million square kilometers).
A fifth of Earth’s Ocean Floor has been Mapped so far
Nearly a fifth of the Earth’s ocean floor has now been mapped, with the new data equating to an area twice the size of Australia.
Widespread Structures near Earth’s Core
Researchers conduct first simultaneous analysis of hundreds of earthquakes to identify echoes from features deep inside Earth.
A Message from Earth
The ‘Arecibo Message’ was broadcast from Earth in 1974, towards the globular star cluster M13.