The planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point, landmark report finds

The widespread death of coral reefs is the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points the ...
The Southern Illinoisan

SIU’s 2025 Earth Science Week events focus on energy, earthquakes

This year’s observance of Earth Science Week at Illinois University Carbondale will focus on meeting energy needs in a sustainable way on campus, in the region and ...
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'Planet Y' theory hints at hidden Earth-size world lurking in the solar system — and it could be much closer to us than 'Planet Nine'

A new study has proposed the existence of Planet Y, an alternative Planet Nine candidate that is smaller and closer to Earth ...
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Our Moon Is Drifting Away. Here's What We Can Expect to Happen.

Because the Earth is doing the work of increasing the Moon's momentum, the Earth's rotation slows down in turn, as its momentum goes to the Moon. To put it another way, as the Moon's orbital momentum ...

Two bright comets will swing by Earth this month. Here’s how to see them

Comets SWAN and Lemmon will both swing by Earth and appear bright in the sky near the end of October. Here’s how to see them.