On April 6, 2026, shortly before Earth slid behind the Moon from the perspective of Orion, and the spacecraft lost radio signal with mission control for 40 minutes, the Artemis II crew captured this stunning image of Earth setting over the lunar surface.

How much do you know about our planet? Here are the amazing, odd and downright cool Earth facts scientists learned in the last year.

NASA’s “Your Name in Landsat” lets users see their names formed by real Earth landscapes using 50 years of satellite data. Know it's working and how Landsat program is monitoring changes on Earth.

Today is Earth Day, a time to think about how to protect the planet that all of us share. Each year on April 22, Earth Day highlights environmental challenges and encourages communities to take action.

Ice cores, tree rings, and satellite data converge on a striking truth: Earth’s rapid changes today are unlike anything seen in human history. When most people hear the term Earth science, they think of fossils tucked into stone, or perhaps the study of ...

Norman's 2026 Earth Day Festival is an event dedicated to sustainability, education, and community engagement. Reaves Park is located at 2501 Jenkins Ave. The event runs from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 26. On April 22, Oklahoma City's Museum of Osteology will have its own Earth Day celebration.

Scientists have mapped how Earth’s deepest mantle is being deformed—and the results point to long-lost tectonic plates buried thousands of kilometers underground. Using a massive global dataset of seismic waves, they found that most deformation happens ...

A striking new video of Earth glowing against the vast blackness of space is offering a rare and humbling perspective of our home planet. Captured by Nasa astronaut Christina Koch during the Artemis II mission, the footage shows Earth as a radiant blue ...

The study of Earth science isn’t just for students who are interested in how our planet works. It’s also for those who are passionate about addressing urgent global challenges such as climate change, resource conservation and environmental sustainability.

With innovative approaches to life-threatening diseases and natural disasters, UC San Diego researchers are making critical breakthroughs.