Recent Earth Science News and Articles
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The colonial communities of “America’s historic triangle” played defining roles in the road to American independence.
NASA air quality information is supporting CDC planning as World Cup crowds gather across North America.
Sites relevant to the start of the American Revolutionary War are interspersed throughout the modern-day Boston metropolitan region.
The farms and gardens of Mount Vernon played a central role in the life of America’s first president.
The Northwest Earth and Space Science Pathways (NESSP) project recently concluded its 2025–2026 ROADS (Rover Observation And Discoveries in Space) from Earth to Venus National Challenge, a NASA Science Activation program student challenge that engaged more than 500 students on…
Hemispheric Airborne Measurements of Air Quality (HAMAQ) is a NASA-funded project under the EVS-4 program using two aircraft (NASA’s B777 & P-3B) to sample in coordination with satellites (like TEMPO) and surface observations to develop a multi-perspective view of air…
Two hundred years ago, a battle in the port city of Baltimore inspired the writing of America’s national anthem.
With the North American fire season underway, and a record number of acres already burned nationwide, NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, and ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite’s three instruments are observing vegetation precursors to fires, along with plumes of smoke and their…
Marshy, sandy terrain and an impassable inlet helped colonial forces repel British forces during a pivotal battle on the barrier island near Charleston, South Carolina, on June 28, 1776.
Phytoplankton added a milky blue hue to the waters of the Black Sea and nearby waterways in spring and summer 2026.
Apollo astronauts previewed their roles as lunar field geologists in Alaska’s Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
From Civil War battlegrounds to industrial landmarks to the country’s earliest national parks, these places helped shape the United States we know today.
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