The survey’s prioritization of research activities will be based on the committee’s consideration of identified science priorities; broad national operational observation priorities as identified in U ...

Funding for science is very much on the chopping block in President Trump's proposed budget. It's a fraught moment for NASA, particularly for those focused on earth science and not human space ...

While ¹⁰⁰Ru does exist in Earth’s mantle, it’s slightly more abundant inside of the core —alongside 99.999 percent of the planet’s gold and other precious metals.

April brings us Citizen Science Month and Earth Day —that means it’s the perfect time to get outside, explore nature, and even help real scientists with their research! You don’t need to be an expert, ...

A man walks across the dry bed of Lake Ahmad Sar in India in 2015. The total amount of water in Earth’s lakes, rivers and soils has drastically dropped since the turn of the century, a new study ...

New research suggests “microlightning” exchanges among water droplets in Earth’s early atmosphere may have sparked the building blocks of life.

New research sheds light on the earliest days of the earth's formation and potentially calls into question some earlier assumptions in planetary science about the early years of rocky planets ...

Earth’s innermost layer is a hot, solid ball of metal surrounded by a liquid metal outer core. For decades, planetary scientists suspected that the solid inner core deformed over time as it spun.

If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to . Why does everything look flat even though the Earth is round? – Zayden, age 11, Corona, California ...

If you were to look up from Earth some 466 million years ago, you might have seen a gleaming ring stretching across the sky, some scientists say. A study published this month links an uptick in ...

Terra data users have expressed the need for weekly updates on Terra’s equator crossing time (in Mean Local Time), as well as orbital altitude. Starting this month, we’ll be adding this information to ...

Rubio, onboard the International Space Station, observes a free-flying water bubble inside the Kibo laboratory module. Credit: NASA Join the Community Lab! The Down To Earth Community Lab is your ...