NASA's Mars rover Curiosity took 31 images in Gale Crater using its mast-mounted Right Navigation Camera (Navcam) to create this mosaic. The seam-corrected mosaic provides a 360-degree cylindrical projection panorama of the Martian surface centered at 16 degrees azimuth (measured clockwise from north). Curiosity took the images on February 20, 2026, Sol 4813 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission at drive 1264, site number 120. The local mean solar time for the image exposures was from 2 PM to 3 PM. Each Navcam image has a 45 degree field of view.

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On the afternoon of March 12, 2026, a wildland fire ignited in Morrill County, Nebraska. Within 12 hours, high winds had propelled flames approximately 70 miles (110 kilometers) east-southeast across the prairie. The Morrill fire would burn over 640,000 acres (260,000 hectares) within a week, becoming the largest wildfire in the state's history.

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M.A. in Climate and Society alums Amanda Chen and Anuka Upadhye tackle climate change from halfway around the world....

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A.4 Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science (RRNES) solicits proposals that advance the goals and objectives of NASA's Earth Science Division by conducting unique research to investigate 1) unforeseen or unpredictable Earth system events and opportunities that require a rapid response, and 2) novel ideas of potential high merit and relevance for ESD science to advance Earth remote sensing that have not otherwise been solicited by NASA in the past three years.

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Sam wrote to ask, "I wonder about the gradual understanding of 'deep present' and of geologic time and presence, the change in perspective of how the world feels around you as you gain more and more understanding of it. I wonder if you can recall this experience of your early education in geology or perhaps further understanding of Oakland's particular geology, and the feelings that came along with having a grand and deep understanding of what goes on below you." He wondered if I remembered a "click" moment.

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A few people will know that I have had a hard time with referees and papers of late. Refereeing is an essential part of peer review (whether people like it or not, it's a model that's not going away any time soon) so it's critical for how scien...

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Teams at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are making final preparations toward beginning launch countdown activities for the Artemis II mission, set to launch as early as Wednesday, April 1.

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And, there is no guarantee that without meeting all of Iran's demands--complete U.S. withdrawal from the Persian Gulf, an end to all economic sanctions, reparations for the damage done to Iran, accepting Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz (through which previously passed 20 percent of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas), and an end to attacks from all belligerants including Israel--that Iran will stop fighting and re-open the strait to ship traffic.

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In the western U.S. this winter, temperature was far above normal; the region has been through its hottest winter on record, by a large margin. Here is the winter average temperature anomaly for a large area in the west which ... Continue reading ??'...

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NASA has selected 10 participating scientists to help shape a science plan for astronauts to complete on the lunar surface under the Artemis program - including deploying scientific instruments, making critical observations of the landing site, and collecting Moon rocks.

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NASA launches a new plan, Artemis II returns to the launchpad, and a new rocket gets a launch with a view....

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Following on from my last post on the importance of publishing data as well as testing hypotheses, I thought I'd expand a bit more on an associated problem with the idea that this area is increasingly overlooked or sidelined. There is unders...

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Spawning season has sprung for Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) in the waters off British Columbia, Canada. From mid-February through early May each year, thousands of the small, silvery fish congregate in shallow coastal areas around Vancouver Island and create a spectacle sometimes visible to satellites.

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https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/astro/documents/ASTRA_Web_Update_2026-03-25.pdf

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In March 2026, the first official day of the Northern Hemisphere's spring felt more like summer across much of the southwestern United States. Numerous high-temperature records fell that day amid a bout of extreme heat.    

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How do funding, workforce, and robotic lunar exploration compare between NASA's two lunar exploration programs?...

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It was again my privilege to join my Estonian colleagues on a paper (published today in Palaeoworld) describing sclerobionts (hard-substrate dwelling organisms) from the Lower Paleozoic. This time we record the earliest species of the problematic ge...

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 The Red Hills are blooming right now, so I am posting an abridged version of my post from May 21, 2021 explaining the geological conditions that formed the unique landscape.

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Intensifying droughts and extreme heatwaves are having a profound impact on olive quality, quantity and price, according to recent research....

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Cosmic Origins...Cosmic Origins CommunityGalaxies SIG Seminar, 1...AboutCommunityExecutive CommitteeScience GroupsNews & EventsCosmic PathfindersEarly Career WorkshopOpportunitiesMissionsStudiesNews & EventsResources  ...

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Saturday my wife and I saw the movie Project Hail Mary, the story of unwilling astronaut Ryland Grace (portrayed by Ryan Gosling) and his mission to save us from a plague which threatens the source of life on Earth: the ... Continue reading ??'...

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Tropical Cyclone Narelle traced a long path across the northern edge of Australia, bringing damaging winds and rain to areas already saturated with abundant precipitation. The system made separate landfalls in three different states and territories between March 20 and 23, 2026.

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M.S. in Climate student Allison Karabu reflects on the importance of community-based initiatives and finding the right questions to ask to effect real change....

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Explore how rivers move, change, and sustain life across the planet.

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