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Looking back from beyond the moon: How views from space have changed the way we see Earth
By Alice Gorman published
How does a stunning photo from Artemis 1 compare to other iconic views of Earth from the outside?

University of California workers strike for a more equitable future in education (op-ed)
By Briley Lewis published
48,000 academic workers across California are fighting for higher wages and workplace protections.

The 1st photograph of all Earth: 50 years on, Blue Marble still inspires
By Chari Larsson published
The astronauts of NASA's Apollo 17 spacecraft, the last crewed mission to the moon, took a photograph of Earth and changed the way we visualized our planet forever.

Something is wrong with Einstein's theory of gravity
By Kazuya Koyama, Levon Pogosian published
Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity has been remarkably successful in describing the gravity of stars and planets, but it doesn’t seem to apply perfectly on all scales.

NSF plans another collapse for Arecibo Observatory (op-ed)
By Joanna Rankin, Mary Fillmore published
The collapse of the world's most powerful radio and radar telescope didn't kill off science at the Arecibo Observatory, but the National Science Foundation might.

Scientists have traced Earth's path through the galaxy via tiny crystals found in the crust
By Chris Kirkland, Phil Sutton published
Tiny grains of minerals smaller than the width of human hair hold clues to the construction of our planet Earth and its path through the Milky Way.

Mystery crater potentially caused by relative of dinosaur-killing asteroid
By Uisdean Nicholson, Sean Gulick, Veronica Bray published
The surprise crater was discovered on Earth's unexplored ocean floor.

Curious Kids: What would happen if the world split in half?
By Jonti Horner published
The solar system isn't as violent as it used to be, when giant impacts could shatter worlds.
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