How do astronomers track asteroids that could threaten Earth?
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
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Trump funding freeze could leave communities on their own as climate threats grow
Without federal support, American communities will struggle to deal with a challenge as pervasive as climate change, market ...
May 2024 Solar Storm Triggers Unusual Radiation Belts, Raising Space Safety Concerns
A powerful solar storm in May 2024 led to the formation of two radiation belts, altering Earth's space environment.
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Aurora Alert: Geomagnetic storm could bring northern lights as far south as Michigan and Maine this week
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm conditions on the ...
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Solar flares in May 2024 revealed Earth’s vulnerability to space weather
After losing his Pacific Palisades neighborhood in the fires that swept through Los Angeles in January, Kent Tobiska, the CEO and chief scientist at Space Environment Technologies, is ...
Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth go up as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"
Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032.