Two new proposed NASA Earth science missions will attempt to address key research topics while leveraging both commercial and ...

Our scientists are preparing for this possibility by helping to develop a new system that can analyse samples for signs of ...

The Meteosat Third Generation MTG-Imager2 satellites complete tests in Cannes ahead of the planned launch this year. Credit: Thales Alenia Space CANNES, France—Thales Alenia Space is getting ready to ...

Ice cores, tree rings, and satellite data converge on a striking truth: Earth’s rapid changes today are unlike anything seen in human history. When most people hear the term Earth science, they think ...

Rumours that Earth's gravity suddenly disappeared for a few seconds have circulated widely on the Internet lately. This rumor ...

Researchers from the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) and National Institute for Basic Biology have developed a new method ...

Earth's rotation is randomly speeding up, and nobody is quite sure why. These speedups, which have occurred several times over the last few years, haven't had any effect on daily life, but they also ...

The Artemis II mission took humans the farthest from Earth in history, and, thanks to the power of photographs and videos, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A Pew Research poll reveals partisan division over U.S. scientific leadership, with Democrats far more concerned ...

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Our breakdown of 7 hidden science lessons in the stunning photo taken by an astronaut on the Artemis II mission.

Here are some ways the world might end in ice, according to science fiction. Earth freezes. Humankind’s remnants huddle in ice caves, fending off giant alien monsters (Snowball Earth). Or people ...