George Steinmetz - The Human Planet: Earth at the Dawn of the Anthropocene
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After 8 Years in Space, ‘BepiColombo’ Is Finally Approaching Mercury
Following a difficult journey, the probe will soon begin unraveling the mysteries of Mercury’s magnetic field and internal structure.
Ritsuko Kawai
NASA Just Made Nearly 1 TB of Artemis II Data Available to the Public
The data drop includes photographs, audio, video, and astronauts’ notes that will be used to study the moon and prepare for future human missions.
Jorge Garay
A Gravitational Battle Within the Earth Is Changing the Length of Days
A competition between the gravity of the inner core and other forces in the mantle is altering the Earth’s rotation.
Jorge Garay
Scientists Detect Radio Signals From an Exoplanet for the First Time in History
No, it’s not aliens, but a phenomenon caused by magnetic activity that astronomers have never before been able to pin on a specific planet.
Jorge Garay
Elusive ‘Geoneutrinos’ Are Building a New Map of Earth’s Volatile Interior
A global network of detectors are reporting some of the most substantial measurements yet of neutrinos created deep underground by the radioactive elements that power our planet’s tectonic activity.
James Dinneen
Astronomers Confirm Discovery of the Youngest Known Exoplanet Ever
Under 1 million years old, “Elias 2-24b” is now the youngest exoplanet ever observed, and it may force researchers to reevaluate theories about how planets are formed.
Teruyuki Hayakawa
Venus May Have Devoured Its Moon
One of the great mysteries in astronomy has been why Venus has no moon. Now a new theory provides a simple answer: It might have been eaten.
Ritsuko Kawai
With a Better Understanding of Physics, We Could Predict Volcanic Eruptions
“There’s no reason we can’t think that, at some point in the future, we can have volcano forecasts that are like weather forecasts.”
Robin George Andrews
A Satellite Falling Out of Orbit Embarks on Its Final Mission
Before reentering our atmosphere, the telescopes onboard NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have been restarted to take their last observations.
Teruyuki Hayakawa
Tiny Hairs That Help Corals Breathe May Malfunction in Warming Oceans
Several new studies have uncovered this long overlooked aspect of coral physiology that could be the key to the animals’ fate in a changing climate.
Marlowe Starling
The Trump Alien ‘Disclosure Speech’ Rumors Are Reaching a Fever Pitch
The US government has been sharing more information about UFOs. That's fueling excitement over the possibility of the president announcing that humans are not alone.
Nathaniel Janowitz
A Decade-Long Experiment Is Unlocking the Mysteries of the Ocean’s ‘Deep Reefs’
Scientists left structures up to 100 meters under the surface. Here’s what they found when they retrieved them 10 years later.
Byrd Pinkerton