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A ski-equipped plane takes off from a remote science research site on Greenland’s ice sheet.
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NSF and Air Force Plan to Better Coordinate Research Projects

by Randy Showstack 9 May 20186 February 2023

A newly released letter of intent sets up a new partnership that could benefit both agencies. Initial focus areas for consideration include space operations and geosciences.

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Former NASA Chief Scientist Heads National Air and Space Museum

by Randy Showstack 9 May 201815 November 2022

Taking the helm just as the museum is poised for a major renovation, new director Ellen Stofan told Eos she looks forward to taking the museum “to the next level” and exciting people about science.

Imja Lake—the long, silty lake in this 2010 photo—has grown in front of Imja and Lhotse Shar glaciers (top right) in the Himalayas.
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Satellite Data Archives Reveal Unrecorded Himalayan Floods

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 8 May 201819 October 2021

Almost 30 years’ worth of Landsat observations created a comprehensive inventory of catastrophic floods caused by glacial lakes bursting through their rock dams.

Mars InSight sitting on the Martian surface with the inner solar system planets in the background
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New Lander en Route to Probe the Red Planet’s Interior

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 7 May 20182 July 2025

The Mars InSight mission aims to answer key planetary science questions about seismicity, meteorite impacts, and the formation of rocky planets.

A. F. “Fred” Spilhaus Jr.
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Former AGU Executive Director A. F. “Fred” Spilhaus Jr. Has Died

by Randy Showstack 2 May 201810 April 2023

Spilhaus led the organization during a period of significant growth and accomplishments.

Harry Green II
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Harry W. Green II (1940–2017)

by P. C. Burnley, W.-P. Chen, L. F. Dobrzhinetskaya, Z.-M. Jin, H. Jung, R. Liebermann, M. Martins-Green, Alexandre Schubnel, Y. Wang and J. Zhang 2 May 201822 September 2022

By keenly probing mantle rheology, interactions of deformations and phase transitions, and microscopic features, he made major contributions to petrology, mineralogy, and earthquake science.

Composite enhanced color images of Pluto (bottom right) and its moon Charon (top left), taken by NASA’s New Horizons in 2015.
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New Book Conveys Details and Flavor of First Mission to Pluto

by Randy Showstack 1 May 201817 November 2021

New Horizons principal investigator tells Eos that the mission has revolutionized our understanding of small planets.

Moon’s Schrödinger crater
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New Simulation Supports Chicxulub Impact Scenario

Bas den Hond, Science Writer by Bas den Hond 27 April 201814 March 2023

Mountains ringing the center of Earth’s most famous impact crater consist of porous rocks. Computer models of the impact can now predict those rocks’ microstructure.

Theewaterskloof dry Dam
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Will Cape Town Escape Its Water-Starved Fate?

Lucas Joel by L. Joel 26 April 201824 February 2023

Despite ramped-up conservation efforts and hopes lifted by a few recent rainstorms, residents of the South African metropolis still face the possibility of a water doomsday.

Bolden smiles as NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover begins its descent to the surface of Mars in 2012.
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Former NASA Administrator Weighs in on New Space Agency Head

by Randy Showstack 26 April 201810 April 2023

Charles Bolden, who led NASA during the Obama administration, tells Eos that the new director can do a good job if he focuses on the agency’s mission, listens to the staff, and remains apolitical.

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