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Lisa Pratt, the new planetary protection officer for NASA takes up her job at a challenging time for astrobiology. We are approaching a major decision point for Mars. If Elon Musk succeeds in his ambitious plans, then some time in the next couple of decades we may introduce trillions of hardy microbial spores to the planet.

What do cakes and Earth’s continental crust have in common? They both need time to mix. For continents, that means hundreds of millions of years.

Did you know that there are two separate first days of spring? There is a meteorological spring and an astronomical spring.

Dan Joling of Anchorage was set to photograph the full moon rising over the Port of Anchorage on Jan. 6. His research told him the moon would pop over the

Dan Joling of Anchorage was set to photograph the full moon rising over the Port of Anchorage on Jan. 6, 2023. His research told him the moon would pop over the horizon at a certain number of degrees from north. Guided by the compass feature on his iPhone, Joling aimed his camera that way.

In India, the partial solar eclipse will begin in the late afternoon before it turns dark, and it will be visible from most locations.

An ancient piece of Earths crust is hiding below Western Australia, having survived 4 billion years of upheaval.

An ancient piece of crust is hiding below Western Australia, having survived 4 billion years of upheaval.

Because Earth is the only planet known to host life as we know it, researchers have usually focused on planetary systems similar to our own when searching for extraterrestrial life.

Learn how Earth’s moon formed, how its orbit affects Earth’s tides, why solar and lunar eclipses happen and the history of lunar exploration.