NASA Earth Science helps Americans respond to challenges and societal needs — such as wildland fires, hurricanes, and water supplies for farming — by putting actionable satellite information into the ...

Jan. 16, 2025 — Previous studies have posited that the mass extinction that wiped the dinosaurs off the face of the Earth was caused by the release of large volumes of sulfur from rocks within ...

The Mars Sample Return mission has been ranked as the highest priority by planetary scientists, who hope to find signs of ...

NASA has arrived at two ways of returning samples collected on Mars to Earth. Now, the agency will test the options to see if ...

A version of proposed updates to Iowa’s science education standards -- omitting the phrases “climate change” and “biological ...

The proposal the state wants for the new standards erases the phrase climate change entirely, and it removed several other ...

which remains one of the most complex mysteries of climate science. If we can deduce why it happened, we might be able to better understand the future of Earth’s climate changes. Considering our ...

The Earth’s surface is a dynamic mosaic of geological features and tectonic activity, evolving over billions of years. Understanding this intricate interplay is crucial for unraveling the planet ...

The Mars Sample Return effort was billions of dollars over budget and not expected to return to Earth with its samples until 2040.

Earth and environmental sciences cover all aspects of Earth and planetary sciences, and broadly encompasses solid Earth processes, surface and atmospheric dynamics, Earth system history, climate ...

A study crossing the boundaries between science fiction and scientific laws explores the potential limits of life as we know it and beyond. It draws on various scientific disciplines to suggest ...