Collecting samples from permafrost at high elevations in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica. Image credit: Jackie Goordial via NASA Astrobiology A draft genome sequence was assembled and annotated for an
Collecting samples from permafrost at high elevations in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica. Image credit: Jackie Goordial via NASA Astrobiology A draft genome sequence was assembled and annotated for an
Since its discovery in 1999, the near-Earth asteroid Bennu has captivated scientists as a time capsule from the early solar system — and also as a key to possibly understanding
Marine invertebrate extinction rate (grey circles) and the large igneous provinces which correlate with major extinction events (labelled, after Clapham and Renne78). — Nature Communications In the first and only
A fifth planet has been detected within the habitable zone of a neighboring star, where conditions could perhaps support liquid water and potentially life. Located about 35 light-years from Earth,
Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) — NASA The Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) will hold a Town Hall at the AGU meeting in New Orleans, LA. Please join us for
The long-awaited Vera Rubin Observatory has delivered some preliminary observations of the globular cluster 47 Tucanae field. 47 Tuc is the Milky Way’s second-brightest globular cluster, second to Omega Centauri.
A summary of the influencing factors on the clumped isotope values of methanogenesis. The points on this figure show the average measured and “pure” clumped isotope values of each methanogenic
A long-overlooked geologic fault in Canada’s remote north may be capable of producing a massive earthquake, according to new research. The Tintina Fault, stretching about 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) from
WASHINGTON — A draft House spending bill would keep NASA’s overall budget flat in fiscal year 2026 but shift money to exploration from science and other accounts. To continue reading
The stratosphere is no longer empty. High-altitude platform and suborbital spaceplane operations are booming, yet our management of “near-space” remains stuck in the last century. We cannot afford to postpone






