Tag: Earth

Asteroid the Size of Brooklyn Bridge Labeled ‘Potentially Hazardous’ Passes by Earth

NASA has said that a “potentially hazardous” asteroid measuring the size of the iconic Brooklyn Bridge is projected to make a close approach to Earth on June 15. The asteroid is hurtling through space at an astonishing speed of over 48,000 mph. Its projected close approach marks the nearest encounter with an asteroid in recent…


NASA Spacecraft Documents How Jupiter’s Lightning Resembles Earth’s

WASHINGTON—Hidden below the brownish ammonia clouds blanketing Jupiter are clouds that like on Earth are made of water. And like on Earth, lightning often is generated within these clouds—an eerie sight spotted by various spacecraft that have visited our solar system’s largest planet, including NASA’s Juno probe. Data obtained by Juno is providing fresh information…


Asteroid Discovery Suggests Ingredients for Life on Earth Came From Space

Two organic compounds essential for living organisms have been found in samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu, buttressing the notion that some ingredients crucial for the advent of life arrived on Earth aboard rocks from space billions of years ago. Scientists said on Tuesday they detected uracil and niacin in rocks obtained by the Japanese…


LIVE NOW: ‘Green Comet’ Flies by Earth

The Green Comet, a green-glowing comet also known as C/2022 E3 (ZTF), will come to its closest point to earth in 50,000 years on Feb. 1, with a distance of 42 million kilometers. Watch it through The Epoch Times’s livestream at 10:45 p.m. ET on Feb. 1, with a live feed provided by the Virtual Telescope…


‘Green Comet’ Flies by Earth

The Green Comet, a green-glowing comet also known as C/2022 E3 (ZTF), will come to its closest point to earth in 50,000 years on Feb. 1, with a distance of 42 million kilometers. Watch it through The Epoch Times’s livestream at 10:45 p.m. ET on Feb. 1, with a live feed provided by the Virtual Telescope…


LIVE February 1, 10:45 PM ET: ‘Green Comet’ Flies by Earth

The Green Comet, a green-glowing comet also known as C/2022 E3 (ZTF), will come to its closest point to earth in 50,000 years on Feb. 1, with a distance of 42 million kilometers. Watch it through The Epoch Times’s livestream at 10:45 p.m. ET on Feb. 1, with a live feed provided by the Virtual Telescope…


Asteroid to Pass Closer to Earth Than Satellites

An asteroid roughly the size of a minivan will skim past Earth on Thursday night, coming closer than some satellites to the Earth’s surface, NASA reported on Wednesday. NASA calculated that the asteroid will make one of the closest approaches to Earth ever recorded, but will safely miss the planet. The space agency’s impact hazard…


China Note! EU-Member Sweden Locates Rare Earth Deposits

KIRUNA, Sweden—The beginning of the end of Europe’s dependency on China for precious rare earth materials may lie buried deep under the rugged reaches of northern Sweden, well above the Arctic Circle. Sweden’s iron-ore miner LKAB said Thursday it has identified “significant deposits” in Lapland of rare earth elements that are essential for the manufacture…


Horse Play

Follow Scout and Axle on a fun-flying adventure across the globe to learn all there is to know about the most fascinating animal on earth, horses! When Barney Owl wants to discover more about horses, he enlists the help of his best friends. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later…


Bible Town

Join best friends Jimmy, Sarah, and Tammy as they travel to one of the most incredible places on earth: Bible Town—where all the inhabitants tell inspirational Bible stories. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films:…