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Ten Everyday Objects That Can Be Used for Science

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Need a way to store sediment cores or grind up soil? These scientists have your answer.

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Drones in Geoscience Research: The Sky Is the Only Limit

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Five Takeaways from Trump’s Proposed Budget for NASA

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Exploration and privatization dominate the president’s proposed budget for the space agency in the 2019 fiscal year, whereas a major cut to a flagship mission surprises scientists.

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When Your Weird Science Gets Stopped at Airport Security

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A lidar image of mysterious features on Earth called a Carolina Bays.
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Four Planetary Landscapes That Scientists Can’t Explain

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Ten Mesmerizing Geophysical Maps That Double as Works of Art

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From tiny seafloor features in the Gulf of Mexico to craters pocking the surface of Mars, the details on these maps captivate and fascinate.

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From the bottom of acid lakes to up in the sky, autonomous vehicles are changing the way scientists view and study Earth.

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Ten New Frontiers in the Solar System and Beyond

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Humanity’s reach has extended from the surface of Earth to the very edge of our solar system, even to exoplanets far into space. What’s next in our journey into the unknown?

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Cassini’s Legacy in Print

by Jenny Lunn, Michael W. Liemohn, Mark Moldwin and E. P. Turtle 20 September 201717 February 2023

With over 750 papers published in AGU journals based on Cassini-Huygens mission data, three editors select some of the most noteworthy.

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