Earth
News and Articles covering Early Earth Core, Earth Magnetic field reversals, Earth Atmosphere, Ozone Layer, Earth’s Iron Sulfur Saltwater Quartz crystals, Planetary Oceans, Aurora, Mantle, Giant Asteroids, Acid Rain
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Oct 31, 2014The astrobiology community deeply mourns the passing of Katrina Edwards. -
Oct 7, 2014NASA has awarded five-year grants totaling almost $50 million to seven research teams nationwide to study the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. -
Sep 19, 2014New research suggests plate tectonic was triggered by the spreading of early continents and then eventually became a self-sustaining process. -
Sep 18, 2014The way we define life matters in our search for life on other planets. -
Sep 8, 2014A new set of simulations showing how the Solar System formed reveals Mars is quite unlikely. -
Sep 3, 2014The Sentinel-1A spacecraft has captured a spectacular image of the recent earthquake that shook northern California. -
Sep 2, 2014A new study has revealed details about the composition of Earth’s atmosphere during the Archean eon, which lasted from around 4 billion years ago to 2.4 billion years ago. -
Aug 21, 2014The findings may lead to discoveries of similar water reserves on other planets. -
Aug 14, 2014A study of the diversity of radiolarian fossils paints a picture of the world's most lethal mass extinction. -
Aug 3, 2014More than four billion years ago, the surface of Earth was heavily reprocessed – or melted, mixed, and buried – as a result of giant asteroid impacts.
