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On the night of May 10 into May 11, 2024, auroras spread to latitudes where almost nobody had ever seen them, and the obvious ...

It's a dizzyingly busy time for scientists searching for life on distant planets. To date, astronomers have cataloged more ...

November 13, 2026For those who want to organize the differences between igneous and metamorphic rocks, P-waves and S-waves, ...

Suppose that you could create a K–12 science and engineering curriculum from scratch. How would you go about doing it? Over the past four years, that’s essentially what we have done: first by writing ...

I apologize for the gap between articles, but since there are still some things that need to be considered regarding Earth ...

Intuitive Machines (NasdaqGM:LUNR) has been selected by NASA for the FALCON-RADAR Earth observation mission, extending its ...

At the request of NASA (Science Mission Directorate’s Earth Science Division), the National Academies is initiating “ESAS 2028,” the Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space ...

Our planet’s magnetosphere has seen dramatic shifts across its history—even total reversals—but this recent wrinkle doesn’t pose a threat to life Earth’s magnetic field surrounds the planet, with ...

The study of Earth science isn’t just for students who are interested in how our planet works. It’s also for those who are passionate about addressing urgent global challenges such as climate change, ...