The new dataset, published in Earth System Science Data by 16 scientists, shows a significantly cooler Earth from the late 1700s through 1849 compared with 1850-1900 — the latter being what scientists have defined as the “preindustrial” baseline period used to assess the planet’s temperature change.

The 38-foot-wide space rock is projected to come to within just 123,000 miles of our planet, according to NASA.

Rising global emissions of hydrogen over the past three decades have added to the planet's warming temperatures and amplified the impact of methane, one of the most potent greenhouse gases, according to new research published in Nature.

As the oldest and driest desert on Earth, Chile's Atacama Desert is a treasure trove of discoveries for scientists and tourists alike.