Earth Archives — Curiosmos

Incredible Animation Tracks Earth’s Tectonic Plates Over 1.8 Billion Years

Space

What Makes Earth Uniquely Capable of Hosting Fire?

January 18, 2025

An illustration of the Moon and the Sun in the background. Depositphotos.

Science

What Kept Earth’s Oceans Flowing When the Sun Was So Dim?

January 16, 2025

Radar view of Nuwa Campus, located in the Venus lowlands, and its tectonic structures. Credit: PAUL K. BYRNE / SEAN C. SOLOMON

Space

Did Venus Hide an Ocean Paradise Before It Became a Planet-Wide Furnace?

January 14, 2025

Science

How Earth’s Slowing Spin Could Be the Reason We Exist

January 13, 2025

A photograph of a colorful octopus. YAYIMAGES/Curiosmos.

Science

Could Octopuses Be Earth’s Next Civilization Builders If Humanity Disappears?

January 10, 2025

A new computer model offers a detailed visualization of colder regions within the Earth's mantle, providing fresh insights into its complex internal structure. Image Credit: Sebastian Noe / ETH Zurich.

Science

Mysterious Structures Discovered Deep Beneath the Pacific Ocean

January 9, 2025

Brussels, Belgium, as seen through Sentinel-1C's radar lens. Credit: Modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2024), processed by ESA.

Space

ESA’s Sentinel-1C Reveals First Radar Images of Earth

December 13, 2024

How a Simple Solar Orbiter "Hack" Unveiled the Sun's Hidden Atmosphere. Credit: Credit: Astronomy & Astrophysics (2023). DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202346039.

Space

The Earth Lives Inside the Sun’s Atmosphere

December 9, 2024

Artist's illustration of an asteroid impacting the Atlantic ocean. Depositphotos.

Science

Two Massive Asteroids Crashed Into Earth Millions of Years Ago and Left No Lasting Impact

December 5, 2024

A black and white photograph of the Earth rising behind the Moon. Image Credit: Danuri/ South Korean Space Agency.

Science

Time flows differently on the Moon

December 3, 2024

Science

Gaia Hypothesis: Is Earth Truly Alive?

December 3, 2024

Science

Do Mass Extinctions Help Life Thrive?

December 2, 2024

NASA's Pioneer Venus Multiprobe detected possible signs of life on Venus more than 40 years ago. Only recently did anyone check the data. On the image, you see the clouds of Venus photographed with the infrared camera on JAXA's Akatsuki Venus Climate Orbiter. Credit: JAXA/ISAS/DARTS/DAMIA BOUIC

Space

Was Venus Ever Like Earth?

December 2, 2024

Curiosity Panorama on Mars. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS.

Science

Life on Mars Might Have Emerged Alongside Life on Earth

November 28, 2024

Illustration of a mini moon. Credit: Orbital Today.

Space

Mini Moon’s Fleeting Visit: Earth’s Tiny Companion Drifts Away—For Now

November 26, 2024

Science

How Climate Change is Rapidly Drying Up the World’s Rivers

October 9, 2024

$A group of microbial cells, highlighted in green, is shown in the image, where their DNA is visibly present inside each cell. Initially, these microbes were discovered in tiny fractures within the rock sample using an advanced infrared technique called O-PTIR spectroscopy. Following this, the cells were treated with a green dye and further analyzed under both a scanning electron microscope and fluorescent microscopy. By combining data from these three imaging methods, researchers were able to confirm that the microbes were both native to the 2-billion-year-old rock and still living. Credit: Y. Suzuki, S. J. Webb, M. Kouduka et al. 2024/ Microbial Ecology/ CC BY NC ND$