NASA’s SpaceX 34th commercial resupply mission will launch on the company’s Dragon spacecraft on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to deliver research and supplies to the International Space Station. NASA NASA and SpaceX are targeting a mid-May launch to deliver scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. Loaded with about 6,500 pounds of supplies,Continue Reading
NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft completed its first dual-flight day on Thursday, April 30, at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. This image shows the X-59 flying over the Mojave desert during the aircraft’s second flight of the day, and its twelfth overall. The X-59 flew test pointsContinue Reading
Beneath the beauty of coral reefs lies a hidden universe of microbes unlike anything scientists expected. Each coral species supports its own specialized microbial partners, many of which have never been studied before. These microbes produce a stunning variety of chemical compounds with potential uses in medicine and biotech. TheContinue Reading
Did you know that millions of birds may be migrating silently overhead right now as you read this – and you don’t even need to leave the house to see them?Continue Reading
In Somalia’s Puntland region, dried out watering holes, animal carcasses and old pots filled with ash have become part of the landscape as worsening drought conditions deepen a growing hunger crisis.Continue Reading
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Maria Nowak Sr. Executive for Flight Project Execution (Acting) Maria Nowak currently serves as Goddard Space Flight Center’s Flight Projects Directorate (FPD) Sr. Executive for Flight Project Execution (Acting). She has also served in deputy roles for both the Engineering Technology Directorate and the Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate andContinue Reading
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot shows off the Optical Coherence Tomography machine, a medical imaging device used for eye exams. Doctors on the ground monitor the eye exam in real time viewing an astronaut’s retina, lens, and cornea. ESA/Sophie Adenot DNA-mimicking materials, quantum physics hardware, and spacesuit batteries wrapped up theContinue Reading
In the San Luis Valley, the ongoing megadrought and a record-low snowpack are draining groundwater and increasing its concentrations of toxic metals. There are few protections for residents drinking from private wells. By Emily Payne Julie Zahringer hears a common refrain at her environmental laboratory in Alamosa, Colorado: A customerContinue Reading
Oil and gas giant Continental Resources wanted the BLM to sign off on new wells in Wyoming, despite a court injunction there. The agency obliged. The post Emails show Interior delivered new drilling permits for Burgum’s billionaire ally appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Nuclear startup Fermi promised ample power for AI. But it couldn’t sign a single client.Continue Reading