We may take it for granted, but every day we receive picture postcards from the robotic travelers we have sent…
Finding oxygen in an exoplanet's atmosphere is a clue that life may be at work. On Earth, photosynthetic organisms absorb…
How would Earth appear to alien astronomers? What would their observations tell them about Earth if they searched the heavens…
On September 26, 2022, leaks were discovered in the underwater Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines, located near Denmark…
In a recent study, a collaborative team of researchers discuss the potential for future lunar settlers to establish a backup…
Ancient impacts played a powerful role in Earth's complex history. On other Solar System bodies like the Moon or Mercury,…
New research shows that glaciers on Mars moved very slowly, which could have allowed ancient life there to survive.
There are few things in this world that brings feelings of awe and wonder more than a rocket launch. Watching…
One of the most interesting discoveries about Earth in the past few decades concerns the Earth's magnetic poles. Paleomagnetic records…
Collapsing ice shelves on the eastern coast of Antarctica has revealed something never seen before: a landform that might be…