A new archaeology is being developed based on evidence of human activity in the Earth’s sedimentary record, and archaeologists are helping to define the Anthropocene as a new stage in the geological ...

The interactions of these processes in the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere characterize the Earth’s environment as a dynamic, interactive system. The courses in this concentration ...

A spacecraft reentered Earth's atmosphere Saturday, triggering a sonic boom that was heard in parts of Los Angeles County. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft reentered Earth's atmosphere around 10:41 p ...

The Soviet Union launched a number of missions to explore Venus – this probe was from an earlier flight Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft is likely to have re-entered the Earth's atmosphere after ...

482 descent craft—originally designed to land on Venus—reentered Earth's atmosphere this week after spending 53 years in orbit due to a failed launch in 1972. The European Union’s Space ...

The former reentered Earth's atmosphere nine years after launch on May 5 1981, while the descent craft remained trapped inside a slowly decaying orbit that has persisted for more than 50 years.

A new report from the University of Nottingham explains that sponge-like pellets may hold the key to preventing CO₂ from entering the atmosphere, supporting future net zero ambitions.

Several key moments in Earth's history help us humans answer the question "How did we get here?" These moments also shed light on the question "Where are we going?" and offer scientists deeper ...

"Where's the Earth's atmosphere at the moment? … Do we have our calculations right? Do we have the mass of the vehicle right? "Subtle nuances can make a huge difference." But most of the ...

In addition to that, some scientists worry that the amount of metal that will be burning up in Earth's atmosphere as old satellites are deorbited could trigger unpredictable changes to the planet ...

In a report released in early 2023, scientists keeping track of the ozone layer noted that Earth's atmosphere is recovering. The ozone layer will be restored to its 1980 condition—before the ...