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Imagine a scenario where we detect an asteroid heading straight for Earth. Imagine that it will arrive in a couple…
So far, the battle between life on Earth and asteroids has been completely one-sided. But not for long. Soon, we'll…
Many regions on Earth are temperate, nutrient-rich, stable environments where life seems to thrive effortlessly. But not all of Earth.…
Earth has a new eye in orbit to monitor our changing planet. Landsat 9 launched on September 27, 2021…
Remember when engineers proposed one-way trips to Mars, because round trips are just too expensive to bring people back to…
How bad is the drought in the western United States? A stunning depiction of the record dry spell comes in…
According to the recently released IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, climate change is going to get significantly worse if we don't…