Peeking into the clean room at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, it might be one of the first things you notice about NASA’s Dragonfly: the dozens of silver cables snaking around and through the structure of the in-progress, Titan-bound rotorcraft. Collectively, these bundles of wires,Continue Reading
4 Min Read NASA Revamps Challenge Linking Community College Studies to Aerospace Careers Community college students across the U.S. now have another opportunity to discover how their education can lead to fulfilling roles at the forefront of aerospace, science, engineering, and technology. The updated NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS)Continue Reading
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Unsolicited Proposal Submission NASA Unsolicited Guide NSPIRES Guidebook Guidebook for Proposers for the Preparation and Submission of Unsolicited Proposals NASA encourages the submission of unique and innovative proposals that will further the Agency’s mission. While the vast majority of proposals are solicited via a publicly-available NASA Notice of Funding OpportunityContinue Reading
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Homeowners rebuilding in Lahaina have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars to unlicensed or unreliable contractors. Government officials have so far failed to hold anyone accountable. By Erin Nolan, Keerti Gopal This story is a collaboration between Inside Climate News and Honolulu Civil Beat.Continue Reading
Chevron is the largest foreign oil operator in Venezuela. The deal will expand its footprint at a time of political and economic uncertainty for Venezuela. (Image credit: FEDERICO PARRA)Continue Reading
A meter-long scorpion with massive pincers stalked ancient Britain 415 million years ago, long before forests and the better-known age of giant insects. Its surprising size and possible semi-aquatic lifestyle could reshape ideas about how early arthropods became giants., Read MoreContinue Reading
A partial lunar eclipse is visible over southern Louisiana on Aug. 28, 2026 NASA/Eric Bordelon On Aug. 28, 2026 (the evening of Aug. 27 in some time zones), the Moon passed into Earth’s shadow, creating a deep partial lunar eclipse. At the moment of greatest eclipse, 12:13 a.m. EDT, 96.3%Continue Reading
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High above Earth, thin veils of metallic haze drift through the edge of space. Known as sporadic E layers, these high-altitude “clouds” form from the vaporized dust of burnt-up meteors, earning their name from the unpredictable way they emerge and then dissipate. Now, new results from a NASA sounding rocketContinue Reading
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NASA astronaut and Expedition 75 commander Jessica Meir conducts a spacewalk to prepare the International Space Station for future upgrades to its power system. Meir helped build a modification kit on the station’s Starboard 6 truss segment where a roll out solar array is slated to be installed. Credit:Continue Reading