Scientists find evidence of a new layer at the Earth's inner core
The metal ball could help explain Earth's magnetic field.
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NASA's first test of its next-generation heat shield is delayed until at least November 9th
The LOFTID mission will set an inflatable aeroshell against the rigors of atmospheric reentry.
Listen to the eerie sounds of a solar storm hitting the Earth's magnetic field
Scientists converted data from the ESA's three Swarm satellites into ethereal audio.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Something is making the Earth spin faster and our days shorter
A negative leap second may be needed to correct clocks, but Meta believes that could be 'devastating.'
Comets may have seeded Earth with life-supporting carbon
The chemical element was spotted in the dusty "fingerprints" of an icy comet.
There could be as many as six billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy
Each with the potential for hosting life.
CommStar will launch a relay satellite to talk to astronauts on the Moon
It could be ready by 2023.
SpaceX's next Starlink launch will help improve satellite imagery of the Earth
Planet's six new skysats will photograph the Earth up to 12 times a day.
New models show that the earth is warming faster than first thought
The next-generation models represent climate trends more accurately.
NASA's free interactive photo book shows the abstract beauty of Earth
View the planet’s most remote landscapes from a satellite’s perspective.
Earth's fast-moving magnetic north pole is messing with navigation
An update on true north had to come ahead of schedule.
Citizen astronomers discover new planet that NASA algorithms missed
Keen eyes have located a new planet twice the size of Earth.
Google Earth can measure the distance between your house and the Louvre
A whole new way to slack off at work is upon us.
'Impossible' EM drive may actually be impossible after all
'Curse you, physics!'
The moon may have formed inside the early Earth
It's based on a theory that suggests our planet was "a giant donut of vaporized rock."
First observed interstellar object is a speedy, cigar-shaped asteroid
It has been traveling for hundreds of millions of years.
How NASA will defend the Earth against plagues from outer space
Because nobody wants to be dissolved by extraterrestrial amoeboids.
The robots that will sweep Earth's skies
Until then, all those dead satellites will have to fend for themselves.
