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Even though the Red Planet's atmosphere is thin, wind is still one of Mars' most relentless sculptors....
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Even though the Red Planet's atmosphere is thin, wind is still one of Mars' most relentless sculptors....
The world recorded its third-hottest year on record in 2025, extending an unprecedented streak of global heat with no relief expected in 2026, US and EU climate scientists said on Wednesday. The past ...
Measure gives agency slight boost and blocks multiyear awards and cuts to indirect costs...
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Ancient shoreline features hint that water on Mars once formed a vast ocean....
Here's what to know about staying warm and safe during freezing temperatures....
Test your grasp of the forces and ideas that shape our universe....
Aurora alert! The colossal solar storm could impact and trigger impressive northern lights....
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The frozen areas of our planet act as a historical record of changes in the atmosphere and climate...
Droughts, hurricanes and wildfires are becoming the new normal. Global temperatures have shattered records for more than a decade....
Both NASAâs James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory caught these two galaxies in a close embrace....
Decades of human activity have left âirreversible damageâ to the planetâs water supply, a new report warns....
Friday, Jan. 16, 2026: See our latest news and updates on NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket rollout to the launch pad....
Blue Origin will launch six people to the final frontier on Thursday (Jan. 22), and you can watch the space tourism mission live....
Earth just experienced a rare S4 solar radiation storm, the most intense since 2003 â powerful for satellites and astronauts, but harmless on the ground....
A generation ago, the people of Okinawa in Japan were recognised as among the longest-lived in the world, fortunate residents of one of just five âblue zonesâ around the planet where a combination of ...
The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing their thick atmospheres....
When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our space neighborhood....
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