Science

The Earth Observer Editor’s Corner: April–June 2025

NASA’s Earth science missions have continued to demonstrate remarkable adaptabil...

'Uranus is weird.' Big moons of tilted ice giant hide a...

Scientists find surprising evidence that space dust is shaping the surfaces of U...

Watch June's full Strawberry Moon skim the southern hor...

This month's full Strawberry Moon rides low across the southern sky via livestre...

James Webb Space Telescope sees 1st exoplanet raining s...

In two related firsts, the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered sand-filled...

Rocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-observing radar sate...

Rocket Lab launched an Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit for the Japanese...

Humanity takes its 1st look at the sun's poles: 'This i...

The Solar Orbiter has captured humanity's first look at the south pole of the su...

'We're out of time.' Watch Apple TV+'s thrilling new 'F...

Apple TV+ released a Season 3 trailer for its far-future sci-fi saga 'Foundation'.

Rainbows of sound are a reality thanks to a new device

A plastic structure separates white noise into pitches, like a rainbow splits li...

There’s no cheating this random number generator

From jury duty to tax audits, randomness plays a big role. Scientists used quant...

How one mom is navigating vaccines’ uncertain future

With CDC upheaval, new limits on who can get some vaccines and an ongoing measle...

Major cities around the world could be underwater by 20...

In our Eye on Earth series, we explore a new report that shows many major coasta...

14-year-old wins 3M Young Scientist Challenge with nano...

A 14-year-old from California is America’s new top young scientist. The eighth g...

Massive planet discovered orbiting tiny star, puzzling ...

It had not been thought possible that such tiny, weak stars could provide the co...

Fluke discovery at planetarium sheds light on mysteriou...

Scientists have unlocked one of the solar system's many secrets from an unexpect...

National Science Foundation terminates research grants ...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has terminated thousands of research grant...

Tyrannosaurus Rex, king of the dinosaurs

Why are we captivated with a creature that hasn't existed on Earth for about 66 ...