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Voyager 1, the NASA space probe that has traveled farther from Earth than any other human-made object, is closing in on a ...

Through field trips and peer-led learning, South Africa’s Habitable Planet Workshop encourages students from ...

A salt-loving Earth microbe showed growth after 160 days in warm brine under low pressure and an oxygen-free, carbon ...

Scientists have discovered that magma deep inside Earth can store surprising amounts of extra oxygen, potentially revealing a ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The rotation and convection of molten iron at the center of the planet creates a dynamo effect, generating Earth's magnetic field. alxpin / iStock Swirling around the solid inner core of our planet, ...

Warming air temperatures are causing glaciers to shrink by about 8% each decade. Human activity is putting serious strain on groundwater supplies around the world, a new study suggests. Forecasters ...

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, ...