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View article: Ice Diatoms Glide at Record-Low Temperatures
Ice Diatoms Glide at Record-Low Temperatures Open
New observations reveal how microscopic organisms move through polar ice and illustrate how they may have evolved to thrive in extreme environments.
View article: Small Satellites, Big Futures
Small Satellites, Big Futures Open
Programs that teach students to design, build, and launch tiny satellites are helping to inspire the next generation of space scientists and engineers.
View article: Major Droughts Coincided with Classic Maya Collapse
Major Droughts Coincided with Classic Maya Collapse Open
Understanding how individual cities responded to climate stress will help create holistic pictures of how these societies functioned.
View article: Tilted Planet System? Maybe It Was Born That Way
Tilted Planet System? Maybe It Was Born That Way Open
New observations could shed light on the degree to which misalignment in a planet-forming disk contributes to skewed planetary orbits.
View article: How an Interstellar Interloper Spurred Astronomers into Action
How an Interstellar Interloper Spurred Astronomers into Action Open
Valuable lessons from previous interstellar objects allowed scientists to develop a more rapid response when the third one arrived in July.
View article: Bridging Old and New Gravity Data Adds 10 Years to Sea Level Record
Bridging Old and New Gravity Data Adds 10 Years to Sea Level Record Open
The remarkable agreement between the two techniques shows how scientists can bolster state-of-the-art gravimetry instruments with old-guard altimetry satellites.
View article: Exoplanet Triggers Stellar Flares and Hastens Its Demise
Exoplanet Triggers Stellar Flares and Hastens Its Demise Open
HIP 67522 b can’t stop blasting itself in the face with stellar flares, a type of magnetic interaction that scientists have spent decades looking for.
View article: Pungent Penguin Poop Produces Polar Cloud Particles
Pungent Penguin Poop Produces Polar Cloud Particles Open
The discovery highlights how penguins and other polar seabirds help shape their environments, even as they are under threat from climate change.
View article: A Geologic Map of the Asteroid Belt
A Geologic Map of the Asteroid Belt Open
Scientists leveraged a global camera network and doorbell cameras to track dozens of meteorites to their asteroid families.
View article: “Transformational” Satellite Will Monitor Earth’s Surface Changes
“Transformational” Satellite Will Monitor Earth’s Surface Changes Open
The mission, jointly operated by the United States and India, will measure minute changes to land, ice, and ecosystems around the globe.
View article: After 30-Year Search, Scientists Finally Find an Aurora on Neptune
After 30-Year Search, Scientists Finally Find an Aurora on Neptune Open
The planet’s elusive aurorae are much colder than expected, which is how they evaded detection for so long.
View article: Thriving Antarctic Ecosystem Revealed by a Departing Iceberg
Thriving Antarctic Ecosystem Revealed by a Departing Iceberg Open
A quick-calving iceberg gave scientists a rare glimpse into what hides beneath Antarctic ice.
View article: First 3D Map of Exoplanet Weather Reveals Superfast Jet
First 3D Map of Exoplanet Weather Reveals Superfast Jet Open
New observations also answer a long-standing question about where this ultrahot planet keeps its titanium.
View article: Pluto Captured Charon with a Kiss
Pluto Captured Charon with a Kiss Open
A newly understood collision mechanism could explain some peculiarities of Pluto and its moons.
View article: Life’s Building Blocks Found in Bennu Samples
Life’s Building Blocks Found in Bennu Samples Open
The discovery of amino acids, abundant ammonia, and the bases of DNA and RNA on asteroid Bennu suggest that materials essential to life might be widespread throughout the solar system.
View article: Jet Propulsion Laboratory Reopens as Fire Recovery Continues
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Reopens as Fire Recovery Continues Open
Many JPL staff, including its director, are still displaced or without homes after devastating fires throughout the LA region.
View article: Latest Moon Mission Is Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue
Latest Moon Mission Is Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue Open
Firefly Aerospace hopes to kick off 2025 by sticking a lunar landing. Science from the mission’s 10 NASA payloads could help guide future Moon missions.
View article: “Exceptional” Global Warming Spike Continued in 2024
“Exceptional” Global Warming Spike Continued in 2024 Open
More than 3 billion people experienced their hottest year ever in 2024 because of anthropogenic climate change. The world is speeding toward its 1.5�C warming target.
View article: Io Probably Doesn’t Have a Global Magma Ocean After All
Io Probably Doesn’t Have a Global Magma Ocean After All Open
Data from the Juno spacecraft may have answered a decades-old question about Jupiter’s moon.
View article: Pluto’s Small Moons Are Unlike Any Other
Pluto’s Small Moons Are Unlike Any Other Open
The strange blend of surface chemistry on Nix and Hydra raises big question about the evolution of the Pluto system.
View article: Millions in India Vulnerable to Glacial Lake Floods
Millions in India Vulnerable to Glacial Lake Floods Open
Climate change–driven factors make regions more vulnerable to glacial lake outburst floods.
View article: Crafting Signs for Geoscience’s Future
Crafting Signs for Geoscience’s Future Open
Deaf geoscientists are creating the language to communicate their science as well as helping the community grow and thrive.
View article: Smithsonian Exhibit Connects Sky-High Views with Down-Home Impacts
Smithsonian Exhibit Connects Sky-High Views with Down-Home Impacts Open
“Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.”
View article: Ordinary Policies Achieve Extraordinary Climate Adaptation
Ordinary Policies Achieve Extraordinary Climate Adaptation Open
Consistently implementing zoning, permitting, and building regulations, all commonplace municipal tools, helped most New Jersey towns avoid floodplain development.
View article: A Close Asteroid Encounter May Have Once Given Earth a Ring
A Close Asteroid Encounter May Have Once Given Earth a Ring Open
An unusual concentration of impact craters suggests that they may have been caused by the breakup of an asteroid that created a temporary debris ring around Earth.
View article: Iron-Rich Volcanoes Hold Hidden Rare Earth Element Reserves
Iron-Rich Volcanoes Hold Hidden Rare Earth Element Reserves Open
Experiments show how concentrations of rare earth elements, critical to the green energy transition, might be hiding in plain sight in iron-rich deposits around the world.
View article: Small Stars Produce Mighty UV Flares
Small Stars Produce Mighty UV Flares Open
Stronger-than-expected ultraviolet flares could either provide exoplanets the sparks of life or prevent them from having life at all.
View article: Anemic Stars Don’t Host Super-Earths
Anemic Stars Don’t Host Super-Earths Open
Planetary systems need the right stuff to make planets, and some stars just don’t have it.
View article: Lunar Lava Tube Revealed Beneath Collapsed Pit
Lunar Lava Tube Revealed Beneath Collapsed Pit Open
The Sea of Tranquility is home to at least one lunar lava tube, which could preserve a pristine and unweathered record of lunar volcanism.
View article: Metallic Nodules Create Oxygen in the Ocean’s Abyss
Metallic Nodules Create Oxygen in the Ocean’s Abyss Open
These nodules, a focus of seabed mining interests, could be natural “geobatteries” and play a larger-than-expected role in the deep-sea ecosystem.