Deep space view of Earth and moon
Our planet and the moon look quite small from about 6 million miles away, according to NASA. The Juno spacecraft took this recent photo, according to NASA: Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech
View ArticleAsteroid sprinting by the Earth and moon today
Here's a radar image of Asteroid 2005 YU5, which is cruising within 201,700 miles of our planet today, according to NASA. The asteroid is the largest to come this close to our Earth since 1976,...
View ArticleEarth’s croplands, other land and water via NASA
NASA today posted an image of croplands, other land and water on our planet. Satellites can help us manage global resources, such as forests, water and food, as pressure on them grows, according to...
View ArticleApril warmer than all but four others since 1881
Last month was the fifth warmest April since 1881 on Planet Earth, according to NOAA. Here's a NOAA image: Source: NOAA
View ArticleExtreme warmth in May enveloped much of the Earth
Last month was the second warmest May across the planet since 1880, according to NOAA. It was also the 36th May in a row and 327th consecutive month with global temperatures higher than the 20th...
View ArticleNew Jersey and Earth warmer than normal in October
New Jersey and the planet were warmer than average in October, according to experts. Last month was the 20th warmest October in the Garden State since 1895, according to our state climatologist. The...
View ArticleColorful image of Mercury’s craters and rocks
I subscribe to numerous email blasts and NASA often sends me info and photos. Here's an image that really caught my eye: a color-enhanced view of Mercury, the innermost planet. The colors show the...
View ArticleColder, drier than normal in most of Northeast
Though it was colder than normal in New Jersey last month, March was the 10th warmest since 1880 around the planet, according to NOAA. Meanwhile, it was colder and drier than normal from March 1 to...
View ArticleGlobal climate: April tied as warmest on record
Source: National Climatic Data Center The warming continues. Last month tied with April 2010 as the warmest April on record across the planet, according to the National Climatic Data Center The...
View ArticleGlobal warming gas exceeds 400 parts per million
Concentrations of carbon dioxide, the leading greenhouse gas, in the atmosphere (Source: World Meteorological Organization) If you like the climate norms of the recent past, this is not good news....
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