This problem set collection and educator’s guide from Space Math at NASA explores how spacecraft measure distant phenomena through imagery and instrumentation, useful for applied mathematics and aerospace units. For students grades 6-12+, educators can use these math problems to teach concepts related to the electromagnetic spectrum, light, and theContinue Reading
NASA/John Kraus NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, transits the Sun during launch from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 30, 2026. Roman is named after the agency’s first chief astronomer. Roman will survey billions of stars and galaxies with aContinue Reading
Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community Updates on Third Early Career… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups Meetings Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Early Career Workshops Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Updates on Third Early Career Workshop on 24-26 September 2026 31Continue Reading
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2 Min Read Roman Commissioning Beauty pass of Roman, coming around from behind with high-gain antenna rotating. Credits: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Conceptual Image Lab Where is Roman? Roman is making its three-month journey from Earth to Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 2, or L2. Along the way, Roman is undergoing aContinue Reading
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Urban planners and neighborhood leaders wanted to see the former refinery site remediated beyond the current plan—and many strongly oppose a data center. By Daniel Perrin PHILADELPHIA—A simmering debate over the future of Philadelphia’s Bellwether District has been reenergized by a Planning Commission presentation last month that identified the industrialContinue Reading
The creatures in our midst may have answers to life’s vexing questions. The post Why I talk to animals appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
From Carlsbad to Malibu to Santa Cruz, erosion is already remaking the maps of popular beaches in dramatic ways.Continue Reading
The destructive impacts of our fossil fuel economy are plain to see for many Canadians. With hundreds of wildfires burning across the country, forcing evacuations and polluting people’s air, this is set to be the fourth-worst fire season on record. It’s an accelerating tragedy made twice as likely due to burning fossil fuels,Continue Reading
On the shores of Nkondo, in Uganda’s Kikuube district, the day begins before sunrise. Fishers enter the lake to fish, while families around Lake Albert rely on its waters for food, income and daily survival.Continue Reading
El Niño is putting millions of lives at risk in eastern and southern Africa but the UN is ensuring that communities are better prepared to deal with its impact.Continue Reading
Hundreds of previously overlooked seismic events have been detected beneath Antarctica, including 245 near the marine edge of the Thwaites Glacier. Many appear to be glacial earthquakes caused when huge icebergs break off, capsize, and collide with the glacier. The surge in activity coincided with a period when Thwaites wasContinue Reading