Ailing “Megaberg” Sparks Surge of Microscopic Life
03/05/2026 09:01 PM
As Iceberg A-23A disintegrated, it shed meltwater that helped fuel an extensive phytoplankton bloom in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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A Little Town with a Long Name
03/04/2026 09:01 PM
A NASA luminary from the Apollo era grew up in Wales near Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
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Searching for Selenite
03/03/2026 09:01 PM
Oklahoma’s Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge attracts rare and diverse species—and enthusiasts looking for a distinct type of crystallized gypsum.
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Smoke Rises Over Big Cypress National Preserve
03/02/2026 09:00 PM
The National fire has burned tens of thousands of acres within the Florida preserve, fueled by vegetation dried by prolonged drought and killed by recent frost.
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Scoria Cones on Earth and Mars
03/01/2026 09:01 PM
The hill-shaped features are a sign of explosive volcanic activity—a rarity on the Red Planet.
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Chesapeake Bay Locked in Ice
02/26/2026 09:00 PM
Nearly 50 years ago, the first Landsat satellite captured the rare sight of Mid-Atlantic waterways frozen over.
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JPL 3D-Printed Part Springs Forward
02/26/2026 12:23 PM
Description With a simple motion, a jack-in-the-box-like spring designed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory showed the potential of additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, to cut costs and complexity for futuristic space antennas. Called JPL Additive Compliant Canister (JACC), the spring deployed on a small commercial spacecraft, Proteus Space’s Mercury One, on Feb. 3, 2026. […]
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Dry-Season Floods Drench Northern Colombia
02/25/2026 09:01 PM
Villages and farmland were swamped after unusually heavy early-February rains pushed the Sinú River over its banks.
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Landslide and Avalanche Debris Litter Hubbard Glacier
02/24/2026 09:00 PM
Satellite-based radar images show where a powerful earthquake in the Yukon, Canada, sent rock, snow, and ice spilling across the frozen landscapes of the St. Elias Mountains.
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Showy Swirls Around Jeju Island
02/23/2026 09:01 PM
Winds blowing past the volcanic landmass near the Korean Peninsula created a trail of spiraling clouds, while murky water churned nearby.
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