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11 briefings · “earth”
The August 2025 image of Nunatak Zaterjavshijsja reveals how an ice obstruction fractures the surrounding surface.
A habitable zone planet needs to be at least ~0.8 Earth radii to hold an atmosphere long enough.
NISAR teams begin continuous access to L-band and S-band products, turning glacier stress into signal-level science.
A compact, multiview particle-detection instrument could turn CubeSats into near-Earth science platforms without sacrificing data quality.
A new nulling interferometer and a 100 km space baseline aim for 10^10 star-planet contrast and surface-feature resolution.
A new approach could expand geothermal beyond lucky regions, changing how investors and regulators underwrite baseload clean power.
The new NASA-STD-3001 requirement ties habitable-air exposure to a 24-hour time-weighted average, with peak spikes handled.
New measurements suggest the planet’s magnetic engine kept running for billions of years, despite cooler-than-expected core estimates.
An amateur’s spotting turned into field evidence, and scientists now need microscopic confirmation before the impact call becomes official.
Middle-earth’s biggest forge scene is coming for Sauron, and the showrunners say it was their hardest technical sequence yet.
A new Earth-like discovery sharpens the roadmap for future telescopes, funding, and standards for what “habitable” really means.
