4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (203+ words) Readers.id China Space Probe Reaches Earth Quasi Moon Kamo'oalewa The China National Space Administration's Tianwen-2 space probe reached the near-Earth quasi-satellite Kamo'oalewa on July 2, 2026, after completing a 400-day deep space journey spanning roughly 1 billion kilometers to capture the first…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago  (804+ words) A newly recognized seismic wave from the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake bounced off Earth's core and struck Japan from below, shifting the entire mainland approximately a quarter-inch eastward. University of Chicago geophysicist Sunyoung Park led the research analyzing the permanent 5 to 6 millimeter…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (462+ words) Tectonic stress along Southern California's San Andreas and San Jacinto fault networks has intensified to its highest level in approximately 1,000 years, according to new geological research published in the Journal of Geophysical Research. An international team of scientists simulated a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (187+ words) readers.id Solar Storm Threatens Earth with Moderate Geomagnetic Disturbances A powerful coronal mass ejection erupted from the sun on June 6, 2026, and is projected to strike Earth's magnetic field on June 8, 2026, potentially triggering visible northern lights across the northern United…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (599+ words) Massive redistributions of water driven by climate change and human groundwater extraction are actively altering the rotation of Earth and lengthening days at a rate unprecedented in millions of years, according to newly published scientific research. Geological records and modern…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (495+ words) A preliminary magnitude 4.07 earthquake struck 14 miles west of Las Vegas on Thursday afternoon, June 4, 2026, marking a significant escalation in regional seismic activity following a series of tremors in northern Nevada earlier in the week. According to early seismic data from…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (494+ words) A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports on May 21, 2026, revealed that the Great Pyramid of Giza possesses a unique internal structure that effectively disperses seismic vibrations, shielding the 4,600-year-old monument from destructive earthquakes. Researchers from Egypt and Japan…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (182+ words) readers.id Asteroid 2026 JH2 Flies Closer to Earth Than Moon A newly discovered asteroid approximately 62 feet wide safely zipped past Earth on Monday, May 18, 2026, approaching significantly closer than the distance of the moon. The space rock, named 2026 JH2, posed no threat of…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (674+ words) A newly discovered asteroid roughly the size of a school bus safely flew past Earth on Monday, May 18, 2026, coming within approximately 24% of the distance between Earth and the moon, according to data from the European Space Agency and NASA. Astronomers…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (348+ words) A moderate G2 geomagnetic storm is expected to trigger visible northern lights across several U.S. states starting the night of Thursday, May 14, through the early morning of Friday, May 15, 2026. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center anticipates the display…...