New NASA Earth missions gear up to start science flights

Landslides in Alaska. Air quality in Atlanta. Fire clouds out West. From the Arctic fringes to farm country, NASA's newest ...

Earth-like world with water-friendly conditions discovered by scientists, here's what we know

Scientists reportedly discover an atmosphere around Earth-like planet LHS 1140b, 49 light-years away, raising hopes in the ...
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Earth’s biggest volcanic event transformed an entire oceanic plate

Seismic waves have revealed that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau was dramatically transformed by the ...

Near-Earth asteroid not an asteroid at all

On August 28, 2025, researchers aimed their equipment towards an area of sky where they expected to find the asteroid 1998 ...
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Earth has a natural thermostat and scientists finally know how it works

Scientists have identified a hidden feedback loop that may explain how Earth has regulated its climate for tens of millions ...

Study suggests life on Earth has around 1.8 billion years left — but the biosphere might evolve to survive...

Using complex climate models, researchers have pinned down the point at which life will no longer be able to survive on Earth.
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The rate at which Earth is absorbing energy is alarming scientists

Seen from afar, Earth is looking steadily darker. The amount of sunshine reflected is known as the albedo. This is going down ...

First atmosphere detected on a habitable Earth-like planet

In a major milestone in the search for life on other planets, astronomers have detected, for the first time, an atmosphere ...