Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is currently erupting for the third time this year, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS said Sunday around 3:15 p.m. local time, the “USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory observed eruptive activity in Kilauea summit webcam images and from field reports indicating that an eruption has commenced within Halemaʻumaʻu crater and on the … Read more
Researchers combing the ocean floor off the coast of Alaska have stumbled upon a mysterious “golden orb” that could possibly be a new, unknown species. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said its ship, Okeanos Explorer, discovered the specimen during a dive in the Gulf of Alaska on Aug. 30. “While gliding over a … Read more
Five asteroids — including one as big as a house and another as big as a plane — are expected to pass Earth this week, according to NASA. NASA’s Asteroid Watch dashboard anticipates the five asteroids to fly by Earth between Wednesday and Sunday. 2023 DW asteroid (NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office) The house-sized asteroid, … Read more
NASA says it has captured images of the moon showing the “likely” impact site of Russia’s failed Luna 25 mission. The lunar lander crashed onto the surface of the moon on Aug. 19, marking an end to Russia’s first lunar mission in nearly five decades. “NASA’s LRO – the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter – spacecraft imaged … Read more
Doorbell and security camera footage captured a meteor lighting up Colorado’s skies in the early morning hours of Sunday. The spectacle was spotted all over Colorado and a few other places in the United States, as recorded by the American Meteor Society. A fiery meteor spotted over Broomfield, Colorado. (Google Maps) Fox News Digital has … Read more
Days after Russia’s failed lunar mission, India is hoping to be the first country to land a spacecraft on the moon’s south pole. The Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is scheduled to land on the lunar south pole on Wednesday. If successful, it would be the first spacecraft to land on the lunar … Read more
The scene of the deadly wildfires that devastated the Hawaiian island of Maui was captured in satellite imagery from the International Space Station last weekend. An Aug. 12 image, shared by NASA, shows the community of Lahaina on the coast at the lower left. The space station was orbiting 259 miles above the Pacific Ocean, … Read more
For the first time since May 2012, the U.S. will see a “ring of fire” eclipse in October. The next annular eclipse — when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, but when it is at or near its farthest point from Earth – will occur on Saturday, Oct. 14. Because the moon … Read more
NASA scientists say July was hotter than any other month in the global temperature record. Last month was 0.43 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than any other July in the agency’s record. Additionally, an analysis from the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York found it was 2.1 degrees warmer than the average July between … Read more
NASA said its STEREO-A spacecraft is passing between the sun and Earth on Saturday. The visit marks the first Earth flyby of the nearly 17-year-old mission. The twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory spacecraft launched on October 25, 2006, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. STEREO-A was first, and STEREO-B followed, orbiting around … Read more
