A stunning video captured during the Artemis II mission shows Earth glowing in deep space, offering a rare view that highlights the planet’s beauty, fragility, and place in the universe.
On April 6, 2026, shortly before Earth slid behind the Moon from the perspective of Orion, and the spacecraft lost radio ...
University of Birmingham experts have created open-source computer software that helps scientists understand how fast-moving ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Sometimes to truly study something up close, you have to take a step back. That’s what Andrea Donnellan does. An expert in earth sciences and seismology, she gets much of her ...
There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble Telescope, reside in low Earth orbit, or LEO, which tops out at about 1,200 miles (2 ...
When UW professor David Catling from the department of Earth and space sciences (ESS) was named a 2026 geochemistry fellow, ...
It turns out that living in space can have a lasting impact on how your brain works, researchers have found.
A photo from 1968 inspired the first Earth Day, but that's not the only iconic space photo of Earth that everyone should see ...
A recent SpaceNews opinion article argued that it is time to “take astronomy off Earth.” The suggestion is straightforward: If satellite constellations and commercial space activity threaten ...
NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...
The Science Mission Directorate (SMD) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) conducts both Earth and space science missions. The latter type encompasses missions in planetary ...