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NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft’s main cabin windows on Saturday, April 4, 2026, looking back at Earth, as the crew travel toward the Moon. NASA The first crewed test flight under NASA’s Artemis program is underway. Four Artemis IIContinue Reading

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As the Orion spacecraft continues its path toward the Moon, the Artemis II crew will spend their fourth flight day preparing for their lunar flyby on Monday, April 6. The crew of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadia Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, began theirContinue Reading

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NASA NASA astronaut Christina Koch reads on a tablet in the dimly lit Orion crew capsule in this April 3, 2026, photo. To the right of the image’s center, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen is seen in profile peering out of one of Orion’s windows. Lights are turnedContinue Reading

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Warming across the U.S. is far more uneven than it looks at first glance. While only about half of states show rising average temperatures, most are heating up in specific ways—like hotter highs or warmer lows. These hidden shifts vary by region, with the West seeing more extreme heat andContinue Reading

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ExEP … Studies ASTRA Initiative: Resources… ExEP Home Overview Team Missions Science Overview Decadal Surveys ExoExplorers Technology Technology Overview Needs and Gap Lists Strategic Astrophysics Technology (SAT) Awards ExEP Technology Colloquium Series In-Space Servicing and Assembly (iSSA) Segmented Coronagraph Design and Analysis (SCDA) Starshade Technology Development Starshade Exoplanet Data ChallengeContinue Reading

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Thousands of years ago in a cave on Hispaniola, an unusual chain of events left behind a rare scientific treasure: bees nesting inside fossilized bones. After giant barn owls repeatedly brought prey like hutias into the cave, their remains accumulated in silt-rich chambers—creating a strange underground environment. Later, burrowing beesContinue Reading

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Physics of the Cosmos Science GW SIG Seminar, 14… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Early Career Workshops Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources   GW SIG Seminar Gravitational Wave Science Interest Group GW SIG about GW SIG Seminar LocationContinue Reading