NASA’s Van Allen Probes mission has discovered a previously unknown third radiation belt around Earth, revealing the existence of unexpected structures and processes within these hazardous…
Read the articleGravity is one of the fundamental forces of nature, its invisible grip governing our planet – from the rocks inside to the seas on the surface.…
Read the articleOn December 5th, at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco, scientists unveiled an unprecedented new look at our planet at night. A global composite…
Read the articleNearly 65 feet beneath the icy surface of a remote Antarctic lake, scientists from NASA, the Desert Research Institute (DRI) in Reno, Nev., the University of…
Read the articleAfter two decades of satellite observations, an international team of experts brought together by ESA and NASA has produced the most accurate assessment of ice losses…
Read the articleESA’s quartet of satellites studying Earth’s magnetosphere, Cluster, has discovered that our protective magnetic bubble lets the solar wind in under a wider range of conditions…
Read the articleIn space, they say, no one can hear you scream. Nobody ever said anything about singing, though. A NASA spacecraft has just beamed back a beautiful…
Read the articleAnyone who’s ever seen a noctilucent cloud or “NLC” would agree: They look alien. The electric-blue ripples and pale tendrils of NLCs reaching across the night…
Read the articleA favorite theme of science fiction is “the portal”–an extraordinary opening in space or time that connects travelers to distant realms. A good portal is a…
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