Earth
What is Tornado Alley?
Reaching across the Great Plains - from Texas to the Canadian Prairies - is the infamous "Tornado Alley", where tornado…
What is the Difference Between Active and Dormant Volcanoes?
Whether a volcano is active or dormant is complicated, as these geological features can have very long lifespans that go…
Newly Found Ancient Fossils Show Possibilities For Finding Martian Life
Fossils discovered in Greenland - which are 3.7 billion years old - are the oldest evidence of life on Earth…
What is the Largest Desert on Earth?
Despite what you might think, the largest desert in the world is actually in Antarctica. In addition to being the…
Grab Your Smartphone And Become A Citizen Scientist For NASA
NASA's new GLOBE Observer app allows users to observe the sky in their location and share the data with NASA.
What Are The Lagrange Points?
There are places in the Solar System where the forces of gravity balance out perfectly. Places we can use to…
Crackling Roar of Atlas Rocket Carries Clandestine NRO Surveillance Satellite Aloft From Cape
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL — Riding atop the crackling roar of an Atlas V rocket, a clandestine surveillance…
The Moon Is A Real Attention Junkie
The EPIC camera on-board NASA's Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) has captured images of the Moon passing in front of…
ESA Discovers Where All The Missing Socks Have Been Going
Thanks to the ESA's Cluster mission, scientists now know that part of the plasma found in our magnetosphere is coming…
Huge Plasma Tsunamis Hitting Earth Explains Third Van Allen Belt
A transient third Van Allen belt was first observed in 2013, and new research explains how it was formed.