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Atmospheric CO2 at Levels Unseen for 3 Million Years
By Ciara Nugent
See Earth From Above
See How the View of Earth From Space Has Changed Over 21 Years
By Chris Wilson
Our Wifi Signal Will Be Faster and Travel on Light
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NASA's images of the Earth and the moon were processed separately and then combined
By TIME Photo
January 7, 2017
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By The Aspen Institute
October 4, 2016
How We Can Finally Get to Mars
It won’t be easy, but there’s a way
By Jeffrey Kluger and Lon Tweeten
September 15, 2016
Antarctic Ozone Layer Shows Signs of Healing
The discovery suggests man-made environmental damage can be healed
By Tessa Berenson
July 1, 2016
Earth and Mars Are About to Get Very Cozy
An alignment will bring the planets closer—and make Mars brighter—than they've been in years
By Jeffrey Kluger
May 29, 2016
How the Sun Protects Earth From Getting Clobbered By an Asteroid
A trick of heat and light makes space rocks self-destruct
By Jeffrey Kluger
February 18, 2016
Flawless 404-Carat Diamond Discovered in Angola Mine
It is the 27th biggest ever discovered
By Ali Gostanian / NBC News
February 16, 2016
Astronaut Tim Peake Shares Incredible Footage of Lightning Striking Earth
"Amazing how much lightning can strike our planet in a short time"
By Megan McCluskey
February 9, 2016
Giant Comets Could Collide With Earth
The massive comets are known as centaurs
By Victor Luckerson
December 30, 2015
New Google Doodle Marks 2015 Winter Solstice
It's the shortest day and the longest night of the year
By Rishi Iyengar
December 21, 2015
A New and Vivid Earthrise
Our planet is never quite so lovely as when it's photographed from the moon
By Jeffrey Kluger
December 18, 2015
Record Hole in Ozone Layer 'No Cause for Concern'
The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica has reached a record size, but climate scientists say there's still no cause for alarm. The size of the ozone hole varies, the Guardian reports, but reached...
By Tessa Berenson
October 29, 2015
Now You Can See New Pictures of Earth from Space Every Day
Thanks, NASA
By Alexandra Sifferlin
October 19, 2015
The Pope Makes Peace Between Science and Faith
A divide that never needed to exist is at last narrowing
By Jeffrey Kluger
September 25, 2015
Should We Set Aside Half the Earth to Save It?
We should care about biodiversity if we care about ourselves
September 2, 2015
Northwest Wildfires Seen From Space
The huge columns of smoke can be seen from space
By Olivier Laurent
August 18, 2015
Our Power Grid Is More Vulnerable to Space Weather Than We Thought
The entire planet could be affected
August 17, 2015
See Striking New Images of Algae Blooms in the Great Lakes
NASA released these images on Tuesday showing algal blooms in Lake St. Clair (above) and Lake Erie (below). The image was taken by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on the Landsat 8 satellite on July...
By Mia Tramz
August 5, 2015
See the Far Side of the Moon From a Million Miles Away
Illuminated from a distance for the first time
By Mia Tramz
August 5, 2015
Washington D.C. Is Sinking Into the Ocean
Not just metaphorically
By Tessa Berenson
July 30, 2015
NASA Discovers New Earth-Like Planet
It's a "bigger, older cousin to Earth"
By Tessa Berenson
July 23, 2015
NASA Releases New Image of Earth
Check out the latest photo of planet Earth
By Alexandra Sifferlin
July 20, 2015
Life May Have Thrived on Earth 3.2 Billion Years Ago
Scientists had previously thought the earliest ecosystems were clinging on to an essentially uninhabitable planet
By Kevin McSpadden
February 17, 2015
Scientists Explore the Earth's Core
There may be an 'inner inner' core at the heart of the planet
By TIME Video
February 11, 2015
This is What Earth Looked Like at the Start of 2015
A NASA satellite captured an image of our world just after the year began
By Denver Nicks
January 1, 2015
You Can Quit Thanking Comets for Your Water
A new finding from the Rosetta spacecraft upsets a longstanding theory
By Michael D. Lemonick
December 11, 2014
From Nationwide Protests to a Historic Space Launch
Watch this week's #KnowRightNow to catch up on all the latest stories
By TIME Video
December 5, 2014
See an Astronaut's Minimalist Photo of a Sunrise
Ever wondered what sunrise looks like from space?
By TIME Photo
October 29, 2014
The Largest Sunspot in Decades Is Spitting Solar Flares at Earth
The event could lead to more auroras and disrupt spacecraft and power systems on Earth
By Denver Nicks
October 24, 2014
Here's Why the Full Moon Is Sometimes Red
NASA explains how and why the yearly event occurs
By TIME Photo
October 7, 2014
What's That Thing on Saturn's Biggest Moon?
Something strange is happening on the cloud-shrouded world known as Titan—and a NASA orbiter is trying to figure it out
By Michael D. Lemonick
September 30, 2014
A Lot of Our Water Is Older Than the Sun
That's more than 4.5 billion years old
By Elizabeth Barber
September 26, 2014
See Iceland's Volcano Raging Under the Northern Lights
Since the Aug. 31 eruption of Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano, the world has watched in awe as it spews glowing red lava into the desolate landscape. Bardarbunga has stemmed a series of earthquakes through the country,...
By Mia Tramz
September 7, 2014
This Asteroid Will Pass Really Close to Earth This Weekend
Zoinks!
By Noah Rayman
September 4, 2014
Mesmerizing Six-Second Timelapse Video Shows How the Earth Changed Over Six Months
Created by NASA using images from January to July
By Samantha Grossman
August 22, 2014
Vast Subterranean Ocean May Explain Seas' Origin
Geologists have found a vast body of water deep below earth's surface and say it is evidence that oceans came from water inside the planet that seeped to the surface
By Melissa Hellmann
June 13, 2014
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