NASA astronaut Jessica Meir sets up research hardware inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox to learn how to manufacture and commercialize space-designed therapies for a variety of diseases. NASA/Jack Hathaway Bioengineering cartilage tissues and manufacturing advanced materials kicked off the week aboard the International Space Station. The ExpeditionContinue Reading
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir waves at the camera during a seven-hour, two-minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station on March 18, 2026. Credit: NASA NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, June 30, to replace a wrist joint on the orbital complex’s Canadarm2 robotic arm. TheContinue Reading
Officials from the Nueces River Authority collected millions of dollars from cities and utility districts near San Antonio and Austin before they partnered with an Israeli desalination giant. By Arcelia Martin, Dylan Baddour This story was produced in partnership with the Texas Newsroom, the state’s network of public radio stations. Continue Reading
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KSC Master Plan FAQs What is the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Master Plan? A comprehensive master plan is a long-range planning framework that guides how land, infrastructure, and facilities should evolve over time to support future missions. Rather than dictating exactly what will be built or when, the plan establishesContinue Reading
About Us KSC Master Planning serves as the core team that coordinates the Spaceport’s long-term vision and development. Through strategic planning, in collaboration with federal partners, stakeholders, and commercial entities, the Master Planning team ensures that infrastructure, operations, and expansion efforts are aligned to support NASA’s mission. Meet the TeamContinue Reading
Trees planted to protect farmland from wind may not be the biodiversity boost many assume. In Japan’s wetland farming landscapes, shelterbelts benefited some birds but sharply reduced grassland and wetland species that need open space. Researchers found grassland bird abundance dropped by more than 70% near shelterbelts., Read MoreContinue Reading
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Sixteen countries have adopted the Mombasa Declaration to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing. The biggest weapon in their arsenal: transparency. By Johnny Sturgeon Mamadou Sarr remembers when an artisanal fisherman in Dakar only had to helm his wooden pirogue a single kilometer offshore to find a rich bounty ofContinue Reading
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Freshwater lakes across North America and Europe are becoming noticeably browner, reducing underwater visibility and reshaping fish populations. Research found that several popular sport fish, including trout, bass, perch, and whitefish, tend to decline in darker waters. Meanwhile, walleye and northern pike often become more abundant because they are betterContinue Reading
NASA’s Pegasus barge arrives at the Launch Complex 39 turn basin at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Sunday, June 21, 2026. NASA/Amber Jean Notvest NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrived June 21, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center inContinue Reading
A supportive ecosystem is a cornerstone in entrepreneurship, according to Georgina Campbell Flatter, the CEO of Greentown Labs. “If we really want to be driving the most transformational technologies to scale at a speed in which we need them to happen for our planet, we need to be thinking aboutContinue Reading