China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft, which lifted off on 29 May 2025, is on course to attempt a touch-and-go sample grab from near-Earth asteroid (469219) Kamoʻoalewa this month. If the maneuver succeeds, ...

We’ve finally mapped all of Zealandia.

A trio of satellites set to launch early Tuesday will give wildland firefighters more time to respond and scientists more information about fire-prone regions across the globe.

During last year’s brief visit from the comet 3I/ATLAS, astronomers got an extremely rare glimpse into the cosmos beyond our ...

Societal Computing and Innovation Lab New funding will help the wildfire community collaborate on technologies that use ...

Beneath the ocean’s surface, an unseen system works without pause. Tiny microbes drift through the water, breaking down ...

Earth will be destroyed when our sun dies - around 5 billion years from now, suggests new research. The study by astronomers from the University of St Andrews in Scotland gives fresh insight into what ...

The ability to study extreme processes such as TGFs originating in lightning allows us to better understand the high-energy ...

Mineral dust shapes Earth’s climate by influencing sunlight, clouds, nutrient transport, and even how quickly snow melts. But ...

The Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR) was established in 1988 to provide a focal point for activities related to Earth science policy including natural resources, geologic hazards, ...