Gas and nuclear projects make up roughly 55 percent of the total capacity of the more than 800 new generation projects, a dramatic shift from the renewable-dominated queue PJM spent the last four years clearing. By Aman Azhar For the first time in four years, regional grid operator PJM InterconnectionContinue Reading
The future of Western forests depends on professional pinecone collectors. They’re slowly being starved out of existence. The post The plight of the pinecone cowboy appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
A Tennessee solar developer is betting that cattle-grazing and solar panels can coexist — and benefit farmers as well as the electric grid.Continue Reading
After a recent count, NASA Citizen Science is proud to report that more than 650 people who have volunteered to participate in NASA citizen science projects have co-authored peer-reviewed research papers with scientists on those project teams. These volunteers made incredible contributions like: Spotting comets, gamma-ray bursts, and brown dwarfsContinue Reading
2 Min Read NASA’s Curiosity Rover Frees Its Drill From a Rock PIA26723 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s Curiosity Rover Frees… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads NASA’s Curiosity Rover Frees Its Drill From a Rock GIF (50.56 MB) PIA26723 Figure AContinue Reading
5 min read NASA Research Shows Early Life Relied on Rare Metal Timeline of Earth’s history in billions of years. The new study indicates that life used molybdenum as far back as 3.3 to 3.7 billion years ago, long before levels of molybdenum in the oceans increased to modern levels.Continue Reading
Engineers attach the aluminum telescope for NASA’s NEO Surveyor to the flight base frame at Space Dynamics Laboratory in Logan, Utah, in September 2025. The telescope is connected via a system of struts that prevents heat from passing from the spacecraft to the instrument. Space Dynamics Laboratory/Allison Bills The Near-EarthContinue Reading
JSC-OP-Sub JSC Office Of Procurement Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) 2.0 CLPS 2.0 Links Points of Contact Current Information Links Acquisition Milestone Schedule Current News and Events Points of Contact Name: Joshua D. Smith Title: Contracting Officer Email: jsc-clps2@mail.nasa.gov Name: Huyen Nguyen Title: Contract Specialist Email: jsc-clps2@mail.nasa.gov Source Selection AuthorityContinue Reading
1 Min Read NASA’S Juno Misson Captures Jupiter Moon Thebe PIA26751 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’S Juno Misson Captures… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads NASA’S Juno Misson Captures Jupiter Moon Thebe JPEG (152.30 KB) Description NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this viewContinue Reading
A new Sun-centered and science-focused coloring book produced by NASA in partnership with the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) is now available for people to learn while showing their artistic side. The book, titled “Journey Through the Heliosphere: The Sun-Earth System in Color,” has twenty-eight, 11”x14” pages, and includes scienceContinue Reading
A new paper from NASA’s Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project announces that volunteers have essentially doubled the number of known brown dwarfs, with over 3,000 new discoveries made over the past 10 years since the project began. Brown dwarfs are balls of gas the size of Jupiter, less massive thanContinue Reading
Scientists are using sunlight to turn plastic waste into clean fuels like hydrogen, offering a breakthrough solution to both pollution and energy challenges. While still in development, the approach could transform trash into a valuable resource for a low-carbon future., Read MoreContinue Reading
An expert in the state’s energy grid explains how the state is faring amid federal cuts. By Claire Barber SAN FRANCISCO—As families settled into their evening routines in late March, cooking dinner on electric stoves and flipping on their TV for the newest binge watch, the state’s energy grid wasContinue Reading