What’s the Largest Current on Earth? It Moves More Water Than Every River Combined—Many Times Over
Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Earth’s mightiest current has no banks. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current, or ACC,…
NASA Research Shows How Sun’s Ancient History Shaped Earth
At the center of our solar system, the Sun influences every planet that orbits it. In two recent NASA-funded studies, scientists uncovered how ancient…
A new permafrost climate model fits a pattern in climate science
For years, international climate targets have been calculated using the assumption that the world’s northern permafrost would act…
A Hot Start to Spring in the Southwest
In March 2026, the first official day of the Northern Hemisphere’s spring felt more like summer across much…
A complicated future for a methane-cleansing molecule | MIT News
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that is second only to carbon dioxide in driving up global temperatures.…
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…