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Honey, Where’s the Space Sperm? It’s in Low-Earth Orbit, Dear
It's always wise to be prepared for a disaster, but space sperm is taking it a little too far. Having…
Not all the Earth’s Water Came From Comets
We have comets and asteroids to thank for Earth's water, according to the most widely-held theory among scientists. But it's…
That Rectangular Iceberg Took a Long, Hazardous Journey
That stunning rectangular iceberg that was photographed in mid-October by NASA scientist Jeremy Harbeck had a much more harrowing journey…
This is What Icebergs Look Like at the End of Their Lives. This One’s 18 Years Old
Nothing lasts forever, especially an iceberg drifting away from its frigid home. This coffin-shaped iceberg was spotted by astronauts on…
You’ve Got to Watch this Stunning NASA Video of Arctic Sea Ice. Now at its Lowest Levels
In the 60 years that NASA has been keeping track, the arctic seasonal sea ice is the thinnest and youngest…
Noctilucent Clouds Perform Delicate Dance for NASA’s Balloon-Cam
Noctilucent clouds 50 miles above the Earth in the mesosphere. A NASA mission spent five days above the Arctic photographing…
Stare Down from Space into the Churning Maw of Hurricane Florence
Frightening images of Hurricane Florence taken from space highlight the dangerous power of the storm.
Estimating When Life Could Have Arisen on Earth
A new study by a team of Canadian researchers places new constraints on when life first emerged on Earth, which…
Look at all the Aerosols Pushed into the Atmosphere, from Fires, Volcanoes and Pollution. Even Sea Salt Thrown into the Air from Hurricanes
Using the Goddard Earth Observing System Forward Processing (GEOS FP) model, NASA recently released a visualization that showed all the…
That New Kind of Aurora Called “Steve”? Turns Out, it Isn’t an Aurora at All
According to a new study by a Canadian-led team of researchers, the atmospheric phenomena known as STEVE is not an…