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Earth is at its farthest point from the sun on July 3. So why are temperatures so high across the U.S.?

A plume of molten rock deep beneath eastern Africa is pulsing upward in rhythmic surges, slowly splitting the continent and potentially marking the birth of a new ocean, a new study reports.

Muon Space released the first images from its new wildfire detection satellite, FireSat.

The World Meteorological Organization maintains a list of 21 hurricane names for each year. In especially busy years, a supplemental list is used.

National Science Foundation employees were told they'll be removed from the agency's headquarters on Tuesday (June 24) with no direction yet for where to go.

New images from ESA's Biomass satellite reveal forests, volcanoes, deserts and glaciers in striking detail, hinting at what's still to come.

Researchers created a satellite tracking system to track satellite streaks across the Arctic for the first time ever.

NASA's Terra satellite captured huge chunks of sea ice breaking apart in Canada's Amundsen Gulf.

"We know that daytime migratory insects use the sun, so testing the starry sky seemed an obvious thing to try."

The film shows never-before-seen footage taken by the JWST film crew as the telescope was being assembled.