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An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina on Friday, prompting the evacuation of the Chilean coastline throughout the Magallanes region and the suspension of water activities and...
Geologists led by the University of Maryland and the University of Hawaiʻi finally connected the dots between one of the largest volcanic eruptions in Earth's history and its source deep beneath the Pacific Ocean. In a paper published in...

A strong solar storm heads to Earth. Here’s what to know about northern lights

A strong solar storm headed to Earth could produce colorful aurora displays across more U.S. states than usual Tuesday night. The sun earlier this week...

Scientists find evidence that challenges theories of the origin of water on Earth

A team of researchers at the University of Oxford have uncovered crucial evidence for the origin of water on Earth. Using a rare type...

Soil from the moon’s far side suggests drier conditions than the side facing Earth

Soil and rocks returned from the moon's mysterious far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth, Chinese scientists reported...

How NASA science data defends Earth from asteroids

The asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines in February with the news that it had a chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, as...

New observations show the asteroid that won’t hit Earth resembles a spinning hockey puck

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck, scientists...

NASA and ESA want to bring Martian rocks to Earth. Here’s what will happen to the samples once they get here

A mission will deliver rock and soil from Mars to laboratories on Earth in the 2030s. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is led by NASA...

A massive crack is discovered under the Earth, scientists: It starts in Turkey, it could bring earthquakes

Scientists have pinpointed a giant rift under Earth that is developing between the Arabian-African and Eurasian plates. Led by geologist Renas Koshnaw of MIT...

Rising odds asteroid that briefly threatened Earth will hit moon

A huge asteroid that was briefly feared to strike Earth now has a nearly 4% chance of smashing into the moon, according to new...

Asteroid impact threat estimates improved for the Earth and the moon

Asteroid 2024 YR4, first discovered in December 2024, triggered a first-ever notification from the International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) on January 29, 2025. The...

Early Earth’s first crust composition discovery rewrites geological timeline

Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs about how our continents formed and when...

Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

There is a non-zero chance that somewhere in the nearby solar system is a rock that might kill us all. This stony assassin may well...

New research sheds light on earliest days of Earth’s formation

New research led by a York University professor sheds light on the earliest days of Earth's formation and potentially calls into question some earlier...

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