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Earth & Environment

Investigating our planet's complex systems, from climate change and geology to biodiversity and conservation efforts.

The NASA Curiosity rover driving across a detailed Martian surface showing small-scale geological features like polygons and veins.
Earth & Environment

Curiosity Rover drives across varied terrain, revealing geological clues

After Curiosity's 35-meter trek to what orbital images suggested was a smooth landing zone, the rover instead unveiled a tapestry of polygons, veins, and laminations, mere centimeters across.

Mateo Rojas· Jun 24· 2 min read
A miniature six-millimeter optical component, smaller than a pencil eraser, deployed on a solar telescope, capturing detailed images of the Sun's magnetic fields.

Six-Millimeter Component for Smallest Window on the Sun Observations

Mateo Rojas · Jun 13
Abstract glowing strands of RNA and DNA precursors self-organizing in a primordial chemical soup on an alien planet.

NASA study finds phosphorus and nitrogen key for life origin

Mateo Rojas · Jun 13
The NASA Curiosity rover driving across the dusty Martian surface towards a formation of pale, wind-sculpted hills known as a yardang unit.

Curiosity Rover drives toward Martian Yardang unit

Mateo Rojas · Jun 11
NASA scientist analyzing a glowing meteorite sample, with a backdrop of stars and the cosmos, symbolizing the extraterrestrial origin of Earth's life-essential elements.

NASA scientists discover how Earth gained life's essential elements

Mateo Rojas · Jun 4
A visual representation of Earth's atmosphere showing heat waves and the breached 1.5°C climate threshold, symbolizing accelerated global warming.

UN report: Climate change accelerates, 2024 breaches key threshold

Global average temperatures in 2024 reached 1.55°C above pre-industrial levels, temporarily breaching a critical climate threshold.

Mateo Rojas· May 29· 4 min
An artist's impression of an M dwarf star system showing an abundance of super-Earth exoplanets and a lack of sub-Neptune exoplanets.

M Dwarf Surveys Find Super-Earths Abound, Sub-Neptunes Vanish

Around mid-to-late M dwarf stars, a common exoplanet type, the sub-Neptune, effectively vanishes.

Mateo Rojas· May 24· 3 min