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NASA pilot suits up to scan the Earth | Space photo of the day for Oct 3. 2025
As NASA's ER-2 aircraft takes flight over the American Southwest, the GEMx mission is using high-altitude hyperspectral imaging to uncover Earth's hidden mineral resources
Erie Canal seen from space, is now 200 years old | Space photo of the day for Oct 1. 2025
Two centuries after its completion, the Erie canal is celebrated from space, with NASA satellite imagery showing the engineering feat of this structure.
Biosphere 2's latest mission: Learning how life first emerged on Earth – and how to make barren worlds habitable
Despite being just outside Tucson, Arizona, Biosphere 2 looks almost like a colony on another planet.
Secrets of ancient life on Earth may live in Japan's hot springs
Ancient iron-metabolizing microbes may have turned toxic oxygen into an energy source.
It came from outer space: Scientists solve decades-long mystery of the Silverpit Crater
Scientists have confirmed that the Silverpit Crater in the North Sea was caused by an asteroid impact over 40 million years ago, ending years of controversy over its origin.
Earth's next 'mini-moon' could create a gold rush for asteroid miners
Asteroid 2024 PT5 is considered Earth's mini-moon and may be a key target for potential asteroid mining operations.
A massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the whole planet – archaeologists use volcanic glass to figure out how people survived
How did humans survive catastrophic volcanic explosions to piece together the story today?
Autumnal equinox 2025 brings fall to the Northern Hemisphere on Sept. 22
The autumn equinox brings fall to the Northern Hemisphere today when the sun passes over our planet's equator at noon.
