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The world’s longest-running soil warming experiment has revealed an unexpected climate concern. After nearly four decades, researchers found that warming can cause microbes to break down stable soil carbon that scientists once believed was largely protected. That releases extra carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, potentially accelerating global warming., Read MoreContinue Reading

Credit: NASA The Republic of Serbia will sign the Artemis Accords at 5 p.m. EDT Thursday, July 16, during a ceremony at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson will host Serbia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Marko Đurić and U.S. State Department Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International EnvironmentalContinue Reading

In the front row from left, are new Expedition 74 crew members Anil Menon of NASA and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina. In the second row, are Roscosmos cosmonauts Andrey Fedyaev, Sergei Mikaev, and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov. In the back, are Sophie Adenot of ESA and NASA astronauts JackContinue Reading

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Soyuz MS-29 prime crew members (from left) NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina pose for a portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia. Credit: GCTC Live hatch-opening coverage, following the arrival of the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station, isContinue Reading

From left, NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina pose for portraits wearing the Sokol launch and entry suits they wear aboard a Soyuz spacecraft. NASA NASA’s live rendezvous and docking coverage is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. Learn howContinue Reading

The Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina onboard, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA astronaut Anil Menon, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, arrivedContinue Reading

A glowing landscape of gas and dust is heated and illuminated by a thriving population of young stars in the LH 95 region of the Large Magellanic Cloud. NASA, ESA, and N. Da Rio (The University of Virginia), G. De Marchi (European Space Agency – ESTEC), and D. Gouliermis (UniversitatContinue Reading

The Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft approaches the International Space Station while orbiting above northern Africa. NASA+ At 1:52 p.m. EDT, the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station’s Prichal module. NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina launched earlier at 10:47 a.m. (7:47 p.m.Continue Reading

TDM TDM Home About Projects Active Projects Past Projects TDM News Multimedia Media Resources Space Storm Solar Sail Sentinel (S5) Like a sailboat turning to capture the wind, a solar sail can adjust its orbit by angling its sail. Because solar sails use the power of the Sun, they can provideContinue Reading