Earth
Did Life Need Plate Tectonics to Emerge?
It's widely accepted that Earth's plate tectonics are a key factor in life's emergence. Plate tectonics allows heat to move…
A Day on Earth Used to Only Be 19 Hours
A new study has revealed that for 1 billions years, a day on Earth lasted for about 19 hours.
If We Can Master Artificial Photosynthesis, We Can Thrive in Space
In a recent study, a team led by the University of Warwick propose a new type of life support system…
Phew, California’s Largest Reservoir is Nearly Full
California residents will be glad to know their reservoirs are nearly full again after years of drought. New satellite photos…
Is it Time for a New Definition of “Habitable?”
Things tend to move from the simple to the complex when you're trying to understand something new. This is the…
New Climate Model Accurately Predicts Millions of Years of Ice Ages
New research by a team of Japanese climatologists and an astronomer shows how astronomical forces have caused major changes in…
An Astronomical First! A Radiation Belt Seen Outside the Solar System
For the first time, a team of astronomers has imaged the radiation belt of an object from beyond the Solar…
Hakuto-R Spacecraft Just Captured its Own Stunning Version of ‘Earthrise’
The Hakuto-R lunar lander, currently in orbit around the Moon, just captured a beautiful “Earthrise”-like image, and one with an…
A Human Migration to Space is NOT so Inevitable, says New Research
A new study looks at what it takes to survive beyond Earth, raising serious questions about whether or not human…
Why are Earth’s Hemispheres the Same Brightness? New Research Solves a 50-year-old Mystery.
NASA’s Apollo program most notably explored the Moon. But it also helped us study the Earth as well, as it…