How a planetary crash with Theia brought water and life to Earth
About 4.6 billion years ago, the Solar System formed from a cloud of dust and gas collapsing in…
Earth is getting darker and it’s changing the planet’s climate balance
For nearly twenty years, satellites have quietly gauged the flow of sunlight and heat through the Earth’s atmosphere.…
Scientists Crack the Billion-Year-Old Mystery of the Magnetic Field
A view of the Earth’s interior around 1 billion years ago: Tangled magnetic field lines inside the core…
Six Ways Supercomputing Advances Our Understanding of the Universe
At NASA, high-end computing is essential for many agency missions. This technology helps us advance our understanding of…
Scientists unlock the secrets of Earth’s earliest rocks
In Earth’s early days, more than 4 billion years ago, the surface was a dangerous and unpredictable place.…
NASA, NOAA Launch Three Spacecraft to Map Sun’s Influence Across Space
Lee este comunicado de prensa en español aquÃ. NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched three…
Amendment 8: Appendix A (Earth Science) proposals that include a request for computing allocation on NCCS must include costs, see detailed instructions.
As noted in Section 7.3 of ROSES-25 A.1 Earth Science Research Overview, “High-end computing, networking, and storage are…
NASA’s GUARDIAN Tsunami Detection Tech Catches Wave in Real Time
A massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami off Russia in late July tested an experimental detection system that had…
Past life on Mars? NASA rover finds strongest hints yet in Martian rocks
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that…
Scientists Discover Mysterious Freshwater Reservoir Beneath the Ocean Floor. How Did It Get There?
Co-chief scientists Brandon Dugan of the Colorado School of Mines and Rebecca Robinson of the University of Rhode…
Biological ‘moonshot’ accelerates efforts to genetically map life on Earth
Image: Shutterstock From the mighty blue whale to the humble baker’s yeast, scientists have barely begun to understand…
Scientists tap ‘secret’ fresh water under ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world
ABOARD LIFTBOAT ROBERT, North Atlantic — Deep in Earth’s past, an icy landscape became a seascape as the…