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Skull shape seen in volcanic rock on Trou Au Natron in northern Chad, February 12 2023.

Spooky ‘Skull’ On Earth Spotted By NASA Astronaut From ISSNovember 6, 2023

The importance of the Earth’s atmosphere in creating the large storms that affect satellite communications

Predicting Geomagnetic Storms With Greatest Consequences On Earth’s Magnetic FieldNovember 3, 2023

This image shows the “moonrise” of the satellite as it emerges from behind asteroid Dinkinesh as seen by the Lucy Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (L’LORRI), one of the most detailed images returned by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft during its flyby of the asteroid binary.

NASA’s Lucy Soars Past First Asteroid Target, Discovers It’s Not Alone!November 3, 2023

This image by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) reveals new details in infrared light

NASA’s Webb Telescope Presents Astonishing View Of Crab NebulaNovember 2, 2023

Parts of the Theia materials sink to and accumulate at the bottom of Earth’s mantle, forming the large low-velocity provinces (LLVP) blobs.

Ancient Alien Planet’s Remains Lie Deep Within Earth, Study SuggestsNovember 2, 2023

Space mining base operation on the moon surface, with planet Earth in the distance.

3D Printing In Microgravity Will Ultimately Advance Colonization On Moon, MarsNovember 1, 2023

Venus, a scorching wasteland of a planet according to scientists, may have once had tectonic plate movements similar to those believed to have occurred on early Earth, a new study found

Planets & Stars

Did Venus Harbor Life? Plate Tectonics Theory Shakes AssumptionsNovember 1, 2023

An artistic representation of how the northern infrared aurora would have looked like in 2006 (marked in red)

Planets & Stars

Discovery Of Infrared Aurora On Uranus Offers Potential Clues To Habitable Frigid WorldsOctober 31, 2023

A new study leverages the NASA Exoplanet Archive and planetary system simulations to make narrowband SETI searches more efficient

Extraterrestrial Life

Redefining Search For Alien Life: SETI’s Revolutionary Technosignature CriteriaOctober 31, 2023

New composite image showing pulsar wind nebula (referred to as MSH 15-52) resembling a human hand.

NASA’s X-Ray Telescopes Unveil Ghostly Bones Of ‘Cosmic Hand’October 31, 2023