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19 September – A recently discovered near-Earth object called 2024 PT 5 is calculated to become a "mini-moon" with a temporary orbit around Earth from September 29 until November 25. It will return in the year 2055. [414] [415]
Throughout the year, earthquakes killed 561 people, making 2024 the least deadliest year for earthquakes since 2020. Almost all of the year's fatalities were attributed to a M w 7.5 earthquake that struck the west coast of Honshu in Japan immediately after 2024 began, which was also the strongest event of the year and the deadliest in the ...
2024 Brazil wildfires, 2023–2024 South American drought Fifty-nine percent of Brazil 's area suffers from significant drought conditions, the worst national drought recorded. These conditions cause historically low Amazon basin levels and are contributing to at least 160,000 wildfires in 2024 that are causing widespread air pollution .
NASA scientists estimated that in 2024, Earth was about 2.65 degrees Fahrenheit (1.47 degrees Celsius) hotter than the average from the mid-19th century — a period from 1850 to 1900.
The most recent one was 640,000 years ago. It’s known as a super-eruption because it released an estimated 250 cubic miles of material – 1,000 times larger than the Mount St. Helens eruption ...
Science and technology Exploration of the Moon , Commercial Lunar Payload Services A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida , United States , carrying the American Blue Ghost M1 moon lander from Firefly Aerospace and the Japanese Hakuto-R Mission 2 moon lander from ispace .
December 16, 2024 at 4:01 AM Every year, anything from dazzling meteor showers to bright, full moons reliably give stargazers plenty of reasons to regularly look up at the cosmos.
NASA Earth science satellite fleet as of September 2020, planned through 2023. Earth observation satellite missions developed by the ESA as of 2019. Earth observation satellites are Earth-orbiting spacecraft with sensors used to collect imagery and measurements of the surface of the earth. These satellites are used to monitor short-term weather ...