These colored lights appear when energetic particles from the Sun interact with the Earth's upper atmosphere, scientists explain. NASA astronaut Don Pettit often shares his long-exposure photos that ...

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These are a result of seawater killing coastal trees. NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. "The closer a forest is to sea level ...

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Build a Waste-Free World and Fix Our Climate. The awards are handed out at an annual awards ceremony, and the prize money winners receive goes towards scaling winners' respective ventures.

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