In the deep subsurface that plunges into the Earth for miles, microscopic organisms inhabit vast bedrock pores and veins. Belowground microorganisms, or microbes, comprise up to half of all living ...

Eugene Shoemaker with some of the first geologic maps of the Moon, Flagstaff AZ, mid-1960's Many people are surprised when they learn that well before the first landing of Apollo in 1969, we already ...

Since New Horizons flew past Pluto in July 2015, we’ve been treated to countless images and theories about what has proved to be a fascinating world, from evidence for iceberg-like features to ...

The northern hemisphere of Venus, as captured in radar data from NASA’s Magellan spacecraft. Some of the circular features seen in this image are coronae, mysterious formations that recent studies ...

The world’s first high-definition geologic atlas of the whole Moon on a scale of 1:2.5 million was officially unveiled on April 21. The atlas, both in Chinese and English, includes the Geologic Atlas ...

Remote sensing has transformed mineral exploration and geological mapping by enabling rapid, non-invasive characterisation of the Earth’s surface across challenging and inaccessible terrains. Advanced ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 119, No. 25 (June 21, 2022), pp. 1-10 (10 pages) Subsurface environments host diverse microorganisms in ...

A new study has been published by researchers at NYU that investigates geological activity on Earth over massive timescales. Researchers analyzed 260 million years of major geological events and found ...

Humanity’s influence on the moon is so great that we should define a new geological epoch, just as we are doing on Earth with the creation of the Anthropocene, researchers argue. We should also create ...

Geologic activity on Earth appears to follow a 27.5-million-year cycle, giving the planet a 'pulse,' according to a new study. Geologic activity on Earth appears to follow a 27.5-million-year cycle, ...

New research reveals that, rather than being influenced only by environmental conditions, deep subsurface microbial communities can transform because of geological movements. The findings advance our ...