Spacecraft beams back stunning photos of Mercury’s north pole
The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles (295 kilometers) above Mercury’s night side before ...
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Water Distribution Near Moon’s South Pole Mapped Using NASA SOFIA Data
Data from NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was used to create a water distribution map of the area near the moon's south pole. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center ...
Mercury's North Pole Captured From BepiColombo Flyby
A spacecraft has captured detailed images of Mercury's north pole, shedding new light on the mysterious side of the planet.
Unlocking Earth’s climate secrets: Scientists drill nearly 2 miles deep in Antarctica
The same team previously drilled a core about 800,000 years old. The latest drilling went 2.8 kilometers (about 1.7 miles) ...
1.2-million-year-old ice pulled up from under Antarctica
This newly extracted ice preserved a record of our planet’s climate history, continuous information on atmospheric ...
Why Trump is turning Greenland into the world’s hottest political potato
The largest island on Earth hopes for independence – but in a global rush for power, defence and resources, it seems ...