The restored image of Earthrise. A high quality black and white image was coloured using hues from the original colour photos.
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Borman’s professionalism helped the risky Apollo 8 mission become a success.
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Viral headlines would have you think Saturn’s rings will vanish in just 18 months. Here’s what that really means and why you don’t need to worry.
Wherever you view it from on Earth, it’s the same Moon.
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Despite the distances involved, people as far apart as the UK and Australia can see the Moon at the same time.
Mining an asteroid probably won’t look exactly like mining does on Earth, but some principles will stay the same.
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Upcoming NASA missions will help scientists understand the composition of asteroids – which could inform companies one day hoping to commercially mine asteroids.
Earth and Moon as seen by the Galileo spacecraft from a distance of 6 million km away.
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Control experiments are critical in informing the search for alien life.
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Earth’s orbits are getting more and more crowded. To keep track of everything and avoid collisions and catastrophes, we need a new field: space domain awareness.
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A distant lump of space rock may have a surprising amount in common with the core of our own planet.
The “coal-like” material from Bennu.
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Studying the sample could help answer how water arrived on Earth and how life started.
A man works his way through the rubble of buildings in Marrakesh, Morocco, after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake on Sept. 8, 2023.
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A deadly earthquake in Afghanistan, following one in Morocco, highlights the risks in the region.
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The earthquake was caused by the collision of two tectonic plates.
An artist’s rendering of debris floating through Earth’s orbit.
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Treaties meant to ensure sustainability in space don’t currently regulate private companies, and not every country has signed on to an agreement for sustainable space exploration.
A coronal mass ejection on the solar surface.
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We’re currently a few years into the 25th studied solar cycle. An 11-year period of sun activity, this solar cycle is more active than previously expected.
An artist’s depiction of two astronauts on Mars.
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If an astronaut were to die on Mars, neither cremation nor burial would be good options.
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Scientists were not previously certain how the precious stones arrived at the Earth’s surface.
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The Overview Effect describes the transformative impact of seeing Earth from space and feeling profoundly connected to our planet and concerned for it. That’s at odds with the impact of space tourism.
Human activity, through the emission of greenhouse gases, has caused the Earth’s energy imbalance.
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An expert in atmospheric science sheds light on Earth’s energy imbalance and its consequences for humankind.
A colour-exaggerated view of Saturn backlit by the sun.
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New research suggests Saturn’s rings may be surprisingly young.
‘Earthrise,’ a photo of the Earth taken by Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, Dec. 4, 1968.
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The Earth isn’t permanent, but it was here for four billion years before humans arrived and should be here for several billion more.
Watching a solar eclipse is always fascinating. During the phase when the moon completely obstructs the sun, daylight gives way to a deep twilight sky.
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Some parts of North America will witness a total solar eclipse in April 2024. This may seem far away, but you should think about preparing for this rare and fascinating phenomenon.
There was little time for water from the Earth’s atmosphere to contaminate the meteorite after it fell.
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In 2021, searchers recovered a meteorite that fell over the UK just hours earlier. Scientists have now reconstructed its story.