60,000 feet above Earth, NASA is hunting for the minerals that power phones, EVs and clean energy
The microwave-sized sensor detects 'spectral fingerprints' of important minerals.
NASA satellite gazes into Medusa Pool | Space photo of the day for Dec. 24, 2025
The South Sandwich Islands were born from a tectonic collision, forged by volcanism and relentlessly reshaped by ice, wind and waves.
NASA launches science balloon in Antarctica | Space photo of the day for Dec. 22, 2025
The first scientific balloon flight happened on Dec. 16, 2025.
Wildfire smoke lofted miles high could have an unexpected effect on Earth’s climate
New measurements demonstrate that smoke particles in the upper atmosphere are twice the size of lower-altitude ones.
Seeing a bull’s-eye in the desert | Space photo of the day for Dec. 5, 2025
Is this really a crater in the Saharan Desert?
Earth’s newfound ‘episodic-squishy lid’ may guide our search for habitable worlds
A newly discovered tectonic "regime" may explain why Earth has active plates while Venus remains stagnant.
Native artists in Texas and Mexico shared their vision of the universe for 4,000 years, ancient murals suggest
The term cosmovision refers to a conception of the universe in totality.
Mysterious lava puddles in Earth’s mantle may hold clues about the origin of life: ‘These are not random oddities’
Two perplexing structures deep inside Earth might be ancient remnants of our early planet, and they could hold clues about the origin of life.
Scientists discover ancient magnetic fossils of unknown creature with internal GPS
Also, what the heck is a magnetofossil?
Satellite sees Antarctic ice shrink to 3rd-lowest max ever | Space photo of the day for Nov. 24, 2025
This is not good news for the future of our planet.