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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

News 13 March 2019

Some Waterfalls May Be Self-Made

Waterfalls sometimes imply a past dramatic event, like tectonic uplift or a landslide. Self-formed waterfalls could challenge that interpretation.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 13 March 2019

Science Down, Lunar Exploration Up in NASA Budget Request

Here are five key takeaways from the president’s recent budget request for NASA.

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Geology & Geophysics

News 8 March 2019

Unused Fiber-Optic Cables Repurposed as Seismic Sensors

So-called dark fiber can serve as regional seismic activity monitors and also detect earthquakes thousands of kilometers away, according to new research.

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Planetary Sciences

News 28 February 2019

First Privately Developed Lander En Route to the Moon

The lander, built by an Israeli company, will survive on the surface for just a few days. It will capture magnetic field data and conduct an experiment with a lunar orbiter.

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Planetary Sciences

News 21 February 2019

Asteroid Mission Attempts Touchdown, Sample Grab

Hayabusa2 will fire a metal bullet into the asteroid surface to eject material that will then be collected. The mission will return the samples to Earth in late 2020.

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Education

News 20 February 2019

Deaf Students Feel the Universe’s Vibrations in New Workshop

Students experienced the vibrations of Earth’s auroras, the Sun’s flares, Jupiter’s bow shock, and Saturn’s rings in an outreach activity designed specifically for their community.

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Planetary Sciences

News 20 February 2019

New Tiny Moon of Neptune Discovered

The moon’s size and orbit point to it being the remnant of a collision with Neptune’s moon Proteus.

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Geology & Geophysics

GeoFIZZ 14 February 2019

Heart-Shaped Valentines, from Nature to You

Mars is red. The ocean is blue. Auroras glow bright, and Pluto loves you, too.

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Planetary Sciences

News 13 February 2019

Opportunity Rover Mission Complete

The rover explored Mars’s surface for nearly 15 years and discovered ample evidence of the planet’s wet history.

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Climate Change

News 8 February 2019

Modern Warming Is Undoing Millennia of Arctic Ice Cover

Plants and rocks at the edges of glaciers have been entombed in ice for more than 40,000 years. Modern warming, unmatched in 115,000 years, is now uncovering these landscapes.

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