It sounds like something out of a science-fiction movie. For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is more than just a ...

30, 2024 — More accurate orbit predictions for satellites and space debris as well as a better understanding of the water masses present on Earth: Researchers at achieved both using satellite laser ...

This page has prepared a full list of NASA's Earth Science Missions with search selection options to explore further. NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, ...

With eight billion people, we use a lot of the Earth's resources in ways that are likely unsustainable. Klaus Hubacek, Professor of Science, Technology and Society at the University of Groningen ...

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Water from Colorado’s West Slope basins plays a vital role in supporting the economy and natural environment across seven western U.S. states, but a new study finds that even under modest climate ...

Oct. 30, 2024 — Energy-making chloroplasts from algae have been inserted into hamster cells, enabling the cells to photosynthesize light, according to new research in Japan. It was previously ...

When we look back at the mass extinction events throughout Earth’s history, we keep seeing the same story play out. As we face our own environmental crisis today, these past events remind us to take ...

Douglas Jerolmack, a professor of earth and environmental science at the University of Pennsylvania, on new research suggesting that mud used on baseballs could also benefit the development of ...

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a 2023 study in the journal Science suggests. Below the lithosphere is the asthenosphere — a viscous layer kept malleable by heat deep within the Earth. It lubricates the undersides of Earth's ...