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This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The burgeoning space industry and the technologies society increasingly relies on – electric grids, aviation and telecommunications – are all vulnerable to the same threat: space weather. Space weather encompasses any variations in the space environment between the Sun and …

IN A NUTSHELL 🌍 On August 5, 2025, Earth will complete its rotation 1.51 milliseconds earlier, leaving scientists baffled by the unexplained acceleration. 🔍 Traditional causes like ice melting and lunar gravity fail to explain the recent increase in Earth’s rotational speed. ⏱️ A potential negative leap second may be required to synchronize atomic time, posing challenges to global timekeeping …

Zealandia, a submerged landmass primarily located beneath the Pacific Ocean, has long intrigued geologists and researchers. For years, it was largely overlooked, its true nature shrouded in mystery due to its mostly submerged form. Now, after years of exploration and research, Zealandia is officially recognized as Earth’s eighth continent. A major milestone was achieved with the comprehensive mapping of this …

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Zealandia, considered a candidate for the Earth’s eighth continent, was mostly lost to the sea. Geologists say they’ve now mapped the entire nearly two million square miles of the underwater land mass. The research team used rock samples from the seabed to analyze and date the undersea geology of North Zealandia, …

IN A NUTSHELL 🌌 Researchers have developed a new method using soft X-rays to measure the reconnection rate of solar wind energy into Earth’s magnetosphere. 🔬 The team used Japan’s Fugaku supercomputer to simulate coronal mass ejections and analyzed V-shaped X-ray emissions from a Moon-distance perspective. 🌎 This approach bridges the gap between local observations and global reconnection rates, offering …

Could there be a huge ocean hidden 700 km beneath our feet? If the discoveries made by teams of scientists in two different parts of the world are anything to go by, this could well be the case. All the more reason to shake up many beliefs about our blue planet on the outside…. And a little on the inside. …

Earth’s oceans may have undergone a fundamental shift, study says  Euronews.com The oceans are overheating—and scientists say a climate tipping point may be here  ScienceDaily ‘Unprecedented’ Ocean Heat Waves In 2023 Suggest Climate Tipping Point  gCaptain Record marine heatwaves may signal a permanent shift in the oceans  New Scientist July 2025 Global Oceans Marine Heatwaves Update  Climate Impact Company Source link

For years, NASA has monitored a strange anomaly in Earth’s magnetic field: a giant region of lower magnetic intensity in the skies above the planet, stretching out between South America and southwest Africa. This vast, developing phenomenon, called the South Atlantic Anomaly, has intrigued and concerned scientists for years, and perhaps none more so than NASA researchers. The space agency’s …

The space centre has announced that a large asteroid – known as 2025 OW – is on course to pass by Earth on Monday, July 28 Charlotte Smith Senior Lifestyle Content Editor 11:08, 24 Jul 2025Updated 11:09, 24 Jul 2025 NASA announced that it is set to pass by Earth next week (stock image)(Image: Getty ) NASA has revealed that …

For years, NASA has monitored a strange anomaly in Earth’s magnetic field: a giant region of lower magnetic intensity in the skies above the planet, stretching out between South America and southwest Africa. This vast, developing phenomenon, called the South Atlantic Anomaly, has intrigued and concerned scientists for years, and perhaps none more so than NASA researchers. The space agency’s …