Earth today

Throughout the first two months of 2024, we have witnessed multiple asteroid approaches to Earth. However, the last few days broke this trend, with no asteroid passing the planet. Normality is expected to resume tomorrow as yet another asteroid has been designated to pass the planet in close proximity. These close approaches occur when an asteroid interacts with a large planet's gravitational field, which can send it tumbling towards a planet, raising a potential impact scenario. With the help of its advanced tech, the…

As many as two asteroids passed Earth yesterday in close proximity. One of them was nearly 120 feet wide, which is nearly the size of an aircraft! Despite their close approaches, these asteroids did not pose a threat to Earth and had no chance of impact. But how do these space rocks come close to the planet? NASA says this happens due to the interaction with a large planet's gravitational field, which can send the tumbling towards a planet, raising a potential impact scenario. With the help of its advanced tech, the US…

One notable effect of geomagnetic storms is the enhancement of the aurora, the colorful luminous display observed near the poles. The sun is currently experiencing heightened activity, marked by an increased presence of sunspots on its surface and the release of hot plasma into space. Sunspots are regions where the sun's magnetic field is particularly intense, capable of generating coronal mass ejections (CMEs), massive clouds of plasma expelled at high speeds.Solar flares, intense bursts of electromagnetic radiation,…