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Welcome to Earth
With the help of technology, we can tune into the hidden sounds of our planet, from the pull of the moon on our mountains and cities to a silent rumble so deep and powerful, it can move the earth ...
This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
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Life probably exists beyond Earth. So how do we find it?
four light-years from Earth. This story appears in the March 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. In her office on the 17th floor of MIT’s Building 54, Sara Seager is about as close to ...
This monstrous mama laid the world’s largest egg
An intact, fossilized specimen of the world’s largest egg—of any known species ever on Earth—entered the National Geographic ...
The glow we see from distant galaxies is as old as Earth’s ancient rocks
One photographer put the age of starlight into perspective with stunning projections on some of Earth's oldest rock ...
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Overheard at National Geographic
Peter Gwin is an editor at large for National Geographic and cohost of the award-winning podcast Overheard. He began as a staff writer for the magazine in 2003, and has contributed stories from an ...