Tag: Earth Science

A cataclysmic asteroid collision may not sound like the starting place for life. But 66 million years ago, the Chicxulub ...

Although volcanic eruptions are mostly known for their devastating impacts on land, they also influence the atmosphere in surprising ways. ...

It’s difficult to pin the destruction of a tsunami to a tsunami — that is, unless someone was around to ...

Earth has been home to life for billions of years, but could the planet itself be considered a living thing? ...

The largest known flood in geological time took anywhere from 2 years to 16 years to fill up the Mediterranean ...

A cell phone, a computer—and your curiosity—is all you need to become a NASA citizen scientist and contribute to projects ...

On April 16, 2025, the Earth Science Division at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley held an Earth Science ...

Although volcanic eruptions can strike when least expected, they sometimes give off warning signs that can be captured by advanced ...

As part of a science mission tracking one of Earth’s most precious resources – water – NASA’s C-20A aircraft conducted ...

Data from the AVIRIS-3 sensor was recently used to create detailed fire maps in minutes, enabling firefighters in Alabama to ...