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Meteor impact may have triggered massive Grand Canyon landslide 56,000 years ago
A meteorite impact thousands of years ago may have triggered a landslide in the Grand Canyon and reshaped the Colorado River that runs through the national park.
Satellite images track Grand Canyon wildfires burning across thousands of acres
Lightning-ignited Grand Canyon wildfires burn tens of thousands of acres, as NOAA’s GOES satellites continue to monitor the fires.
Did you feel it? Earth just had one of its shortest days ever and 2 more are coming
As Earth spins faster than it has in decades, atomic clocks are catching the difference, and shorter days are on the horizon.
ISS astronaut spies sunglint from Lake Titicaca | Space photo of the day for July 9, 2025
The astronaut was able to capture the lake reflecting direct sunlight at the camera.
US military cuts climate scientists off from vital satellite sea-ice data
In the latest attack on science by the Trump administration, researchers at the National Snow and Ice Data Center will no longer receive data from a fleet of military satellites.
For 100 years, we have marveled at planetariums. Here’s a brief history of how humans brought the stars indoors
Humans have used the stars to navigate, keep time, and understand our place in the universe.
Earth is farthest from the sun today. So why is it so hot?
Earth is at its farthest point from the sun on July 3. So why are temperatures so high across the U.S.?
A newly forming ocean may split Africa apart, scientists say
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.
