Articles Containing Tag: Earth

Astronomers have discovered another “moon” orbiting the Sun with the Earth. It’s small and asteroid-like with a track similar to Earth’s orbit around the Sun. Astronomers have named the object 2025 PN7, informally referred to as “Buwan,” which is Tagalog… Read More

On this trek through time, we land on a much more familiar planet than in the previous eons. It’s an ancient and still alien Earth, but over the course of about two billion years, the world went through extreme changes,… Read More

It’s time once again to travel back in time to the early age of Earth’s formative years – This time, to just after the violent Hadean Eon. When Earth finally emerged from the fire and turbulence of that first formative… Read More

Imagine if asteroids, comets, and other extraterrestrial bodies constantly bombarded Earth, leaving no moon and very little – if any – atmosphere. Now imagine instead of water, our planet were covered in vast seas of molten rock, and any solid… Read More

Of all the planets orbiting our sun, Earth is the strangest. Is that an odd thing to say – that the planet we’re most familiar with is the most unique? All worlds are somewhat different, but ours stands out as… Read More

Do you know what began in the Archean eon? How about what kind of critters were alive during the Mesozoic era, the Cretaceous period, or the Eocene epoch? For that matter, what are an eon, era, period, or epoch? Hang… Read More

New scientific studies have been released regarding the origin and formation of Earth’s gold and platinum, amongst other precious metals. Though somewhat mysterious, scientists initially theorized that massive meteor showers in the early years of our planet’s formation are responsible… Read More

A telescope mounted atop a dormant Hawaiian volcano spotted a never-before-seen object in the sky. In March 2023, scientists discovered 2023 FW13, an asteroid many are calling a second moon. The space rock is unique because it is a quasi-moon… Read More

The earth is a dangerous place to live. From time to time, our planet is hit by meteors, causing catastrophes. Therefore, scientists are working on creating safe storage on the moon for life. Think of it as a kind of… Read More

The Milky Way galaxy is estimated to be about 100,000 lightyears across and 12 billion years old. Think that’s big? The observable universe is 93 billion light-years across and 13.8 billion years old. Our galaxy and universe are vast. So, why would… Read More

Throughout history, meteorites have impacted Earth – and there are many more out there headed our way. But before you panic about space rocks falling on your head, there is some good news: Soon, as we begin to conquer space,… Read More