Parts of California’s coastline are sinking, according to a NASA-led study published earlier this year in Science Advances. That’s bad news for sea-level rise, which poses a flood risk along the shore even without the land subsiding.

California stargazers can spot an unusual sight in the night sky in March: a total lunar eclipse with a blood-red moon. In the middle of the month, the moon will become “a crimson orb” as the moon passes through Earth’s shadow,

Developed at NASA JPL, the science instrument gives researchers a more detailed picture of high-temperature surfaces, such as land scorched by wildfire, than previous infrared instruments.

Scientists have uncovered dramatic shifts in California’s coastal landscape, revealing areas that are either sinking or rising. Using satellite and radar technology, researchers mapped land motion from 2015 to 2023,

T​he research team used satellite data to track land subsidence, or sinking, along the coast of California. Sinking can happen for many reasons, including groundwater extraction, tectonics and other environmental conditions.

NASA’s trio of autonomous rovers is heading to the Moon as part of the CADRE mission, a groundbreaking experiment in robotic teamwork. These suitcase-sized explorers will operate independently, using cameras and radar to scan the lunar surface and subsurface.

A recent study by a NASA-led team has detailed the areas of California where land is sinking, or rising, the most. While NASA 's report said the changes seemed insignificant as they amounted to just fractions of an inch per year, it noted that they can affect local flood risks, wave exposure, and saltwater intrusion.