Latest articles by Laura Geggel
Early 'soda lakes' may have provided missing ingredient key to the origin of life
How did early life get its start, given that this essential mineral was scarce?
Asteroid That's Nearly the Height of the World's Tallest Building Is Flying by Earth Soon
This asteroid nearly rivals the height of the world's tallest building.
Asteroid That's Nearly the Height of the World's Tallest Building Is Flying by Earth Soon
This asteroid nearly rivals the height of the world's tallest building.
Earth's Core Has Been Leaking for 2.5 Billion Years and Geologists Don't Know Why
Earth's scorching core is not a loner — it has been caught mingling with other, underworldly layers.
So Much of the Arctic Is on Fire, You Can See It From Space
Wildfires burning large swaths of Russia are generating so much smoke, they're visible from space, new images from NASA's Earth Observatory reveal.
These 6 Accidents Nearly Derailed Apollo 11's Mission to the Moon
The Apollo 11 mission to the moon was one of humanity's most incredible feats, but it almost didn't happen.
Astronomers Spotted a Car-Size Asteroid Just Hours Before Impact
Astronomers discovered a car-size asteroid hours before it slammed into Earth and burned up in the atmosphere this past weekend, news sources report.
Asteroid That's 3 Times As Long As a Football Field Will Whiz by Earth Thursday
Summer is the season for tourists, and that includes a cosmic traveler — one that's three times the length of a football field — that's expected to visit Earth's neighborhood later this week.
Alien Life Could Be Hiding Out on Far Fewer Planets Than We Thought
Where is complex alien life hanging out in the universe?
This Asteroid Has a 1-in-7,000 Chance of Hitting Earth This Fall
This fall, Earth has about a 1-in-7,000 chance of getting an uninvited extraterrestrial visitor: asteroid 2006 QV89.
Godzilla Grew 30 Times Faster Than Any Organism on Earth. Here's Why.
If Godzilla were a real creature, his incredibly rapid growth spurt on the big screen would be off the charts, even setting evolutionary records, a new report finds.
Navy Plans to Document UFO Sightings, But Keep Them Confidential
The U.S. Navy plans to set up an official reporting and investigative system that will monitor reports from its pilots about UFOs.
Fastest-Thinning Greenland Glacier Threw NASA Scientists for a Loop. It's Actually Growing.
Instead of shrinking, this giant glacier is growing, NASA scientists found.
Day and Night Are Perfectly Balanced in Spring Equinox Photo Snapped from Space
Earth just got another dazzling glamour shot, thanks to a satellite that snapped its photo on the March 20 spring equinox.
Earth's Magnetic North Pole Was Moving So Fast, Geophysicists Had to Update the Map
Now that the government shutdown is over, federal agencies have finally released an early edition of the World Magnetic Model, almost a full year before the next one was scheduled to be released.
Giant Void Hidden Under Antarctica’s Ice Threatens Vast Glacier
There's a giant void hiding under the Antarctic ice, and it's growing larger and more menacing by the day, a new study using satellite data finds.
Earth's Magnetic Pole Is Wandering, Lurching Toward Siberia
Earth's north magnetic pole is on the move, unpredictably lurching away from the Canadian Arctic and toward Siberia.
Space Oddity: 10 Bizarre Things Earthlings Launched into Space in 2018
This past year, engineers launched many oddities into space, including a Tesla Roadster, a gold-plated canopic jar and a cosmic disco ball.
While You Weren't Looking, Engineers Combined a Plane and a Blimp to Make a Plimp Airship
What happens when you cross a blimp with a plane, and give it a few helicopter abilities? A lighter-than-air plimp-hybrid airship is born, according to a Seattle-based company looking for investors.
