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Centennial Collection

Marking the 100th anniversary of AGU and Eos, this collection celebrates a century of achievements in the Earth and space sciences and looks forward to the next 100 years of scientific discovery and transformation.

Physical world map showing the tectonic plate boundaries with their movement vectors and selected hot spots
Posted inNews

Podcast: Plate Tectonics, the Theory That Changed Earth Science

by N. Bompey 22 October 201928 September 2021

Third Pod from the Sun talks with pioneering geophysicist Xavier Le Pichon about what it was like to be a young scientist challenging deeply held theories.

two-color composite image of 2I/2019 Borisov
Posted inNews

Interstellar Interloper Borisov Looks Like a Regular Comet, for Now

by Nola Taylor Tillman 4 October 201928 September 2021

A first look at the chemical composition of the interstellar comet Borisov reveals ingredients that look a lot like those found in solar system comets. That’s not likely to last very long.

Bored woman looking at a calendar on her laptop
Posted inNews

What Makes for Ethical Citizen Science Research?

by R. Crowell 3 October 201923 October 2019

A new study explores questions of consent and coercion in citizen science.

Person standing near Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia
Posted inAGU News

This Is How the World Moves

by Heather Goss 1 October 201911 January 2022

In October, we celebrate AGU’s Centennial by looking under our feet, where the relatively new study of plate tectonics is evolving rapidly.

Louise Kellogg wears a VR headset in a VR environment
Posted inFeatures

Louise Kellogg: Geoscientist, Mentor, Science Communicator

by Katherine Kornei 1 October 201913 January 2022

The geoscientist, who studied Earth’s mantle and believed strongly in the power of mentoring, passed away in April.

Composite satellite images of Jupiter’s Galilean moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto
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Jupiter’s Galilean Moons May Have Formed Slowly

by Mara Johnson-Groh 30 September 20193 December 2019

A new model is the first to simultaneously explain many of the moons’ characteristics, including their mass, orbits, and icy composition

Eight men stand in front of a sign reading “Pinatubo Volcano Observatory.”
Posted inNews

Podcast: Volcano Disaster Prepping

by L. Lester 23 September 201912 April 2022

Third Pod from the Sun talks with volcanologist John Ewert, a founder of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Volcano Disaster Assistance Program.

A landscape of dark volcanic rocks forefronts a beautiful blue ocean.
Posted inNews

Leaky at the Core

by Jon Kelvey 23 September 201920 April 2022

New evidence from deep mantle plumes suggests that Earth’s liquid outer core might be leaking tungsten isotopes into the lower mantle.

An artist’s illustration shows a planet crashing head on into Jupiter, with the young solar system swirling the background.
Posted inNews

Massive Collision Cracked Young Jupiter’s Core

by Mary Caperton Morton 13 September 20192 February 2022

The gas giant’s interior reveals evidence of an ancient impact.

Aerial photo of large wind turbines on a cloudy mountaintop
Posted inAGU News

AGU and Eos are “Covering Climate Now”

by Heather Goss and N. Bompey 11 September 2019

We’re joining with over 200 other news outlets and organizations in a weeklong initiative to prove the power of journalism in telling “the defining story of our time.”

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