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20 jaw-dropping places on Earth that look like an alien planet
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Earth is home to some truly bizarre and breathtaking landscapes — here are 20 that look straight out of an alien world.

Watch Earth and space in 4K with Sen's new 24/7 livestream from the ISS (video)
By Josh Dinner published
Space streaming company Sen is now broadcasting live views of Earth and space from the International Space Station (ISS) in 4K HD.

NASA Jet Propulsion Lab opens doors after LA fires, helps firefighter helicopters refuel
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab begins normal operations after devastating LA fires as hundreds of employees who were displaced begin rebuilding their lives.

Satellites watch world's largest iceberg on crash course with Antarctic penguin island (photo/video)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
The mega-iceberg poses a significant threat to South Georgia Island a remote wildlife haven.

Earth's elusive 'ignorosphere' could shed new light on auroras
By Tereza Pultarova published
Japanese scientists have created the first-ever long-term dataset about Earth's entire atmosphere, stretching all the way to space.

Scientists discover 'sunken worlds' hidden deep within Earth's mantle that shouldn't be there
By Harry Baker published
A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's mantle. These anomalies are surprisingly similar to sunken chunks of Earth's crust but appear in seemingly impossible places.

Satellites watch 'ghost island' solidify in the Caspian Sea before disappearing (photos)
By Stefanie Waldek published
The Kumani Bank mud volcano in the Caspian Sea created an island in early 2023 that had almost disappeared by the end of 2024, according to Landsate satellite imagery.

Our warming Earth: 2024 was hottest year on record, NASA says
By Stefanie Waldek published
2024 was the warmest year on record, according to NASA data. The global average temperature was 2.3 degrees Fahrenheit above the mid-20th-century baseline.
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