Astronaut’s stunning Earth photo looks like ‘arteries in your retina’
NASA astronaut Don Pettit has captured another remarkable shot, this one showing the Betsiboka River estuary in ...
Mysterious 'Supercontinents' Inside Earth Challenge Mantle Theory
These ancient buried "super-continents"—known to scientists as large low-seismic-velocity provinces (LLSVPs)—were found ...
A moon-bound spacecraft snaps footage of Earth eclipsing the sun
The Blue Ghost lunar lander, built by the Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace for NASA, launched to space on Jan. 15, and ...
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Earth Sings with Mysterious Chorus Waves—And Deep Space Does, Too
Peculiar bursts of energy called chorus waves have been detected in deep space far from our planet, suggesting they could ...
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Towering structures in Earth’s depths may be billions of years old
New measurements suggest mysterious continent-sized masses in our planet’s lower mantle may be extremely stable features ...
Study finds that Earth's small asteroid visitor is likely a chunk of moon rock
A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...
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Strange 'quasi-moon' of Earth gets named Cardea, after goddess of door hinges
It is thus only fitting for a goddess to be named for none other than the door hinge: Cardea. And now, thanks to Clay ...
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Earth's elusive 'ignorosphere' could shed new light on auroras
Although they don't impact the surface directly, historical evidence and simulations suggest airbursts can pack a punch.
Earth’s magnetic north pole is on the move, and scientists just updated its position
Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps ...
Earth’s Mini-Moon Was Probably a Piece of Its Real Moon
Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface.
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Computer Model Offers First-Ever Detailed Look at Earth's 'Ignorosphere'
This layer of the atmosphere is notoriously difficult to study, but new research sheds light on its mysterious processes.
Where in the world are Earth’s oldest dinosaurs?
To account for the numerous gaps in the fossil record, they treated the parts of the world where fossils have not been uncovered as missing information rather than designating them areas where no ...