In a Swiss forest lab, scientists tracked how beech and oak leaves cool themselves and pinpointed the moment heat and drought push them past their limits. By Bob Berwyn In spring and summer, the canopies of oak and beech forest gather into layers of green. Leaves flicker, shaping the flowContinue Reading
NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Northrop Grumman’s commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station will deliver scientific research, crew supplies, and hardware to the orbiting laboratory for NASA. The mission is known as NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24, or Northrop Grumman CRS-24. Active Mission Why Science HighlightsContinue Reading
On Monday, April 6, 2026, six days into the Artemis II mission, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen surpassed the record for human spaceflight’s farthest distance from Earth, which was previously set by the Apollo 13 mission in 1970.Continue Reading
NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24 mission, or Northrop Grumman CRS-24, will deliver approximately 11,000 pounds of science and supplies to the International Space Station. This mission will be the second flight of the Cygnus XL, the larger, more cargo-capable version of the company’s solar-powered spacecraft. The Cygnus XL will launch onContinue Reading
Saturn’s magnetic field isn’t the smooth, symmetrical shield scientists see around Earth. Instead, it’s noticeably skewed, and researchers now think they understand why. By analyzing years of data from the Cassini spacecraft, scientists found that a key region where solar particles enter Saturn’s atmosphere is consistently shifted to one side.Continue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community IR STIG Seminar Series, 6… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources IR STIG Seminar Series IR STIG about IR STIG Seminar Series Location Virtual Dates 6 April 20263:00pmContinue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community AI/ML STIG Lecture, 6 April… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources AI/ML STIG Lecture, 6 April 2026 6 April 2026 AI/ML STIG about AI/ML STIG Lecture, 6 AprilContinue Reading
In this fully illuminated view of the Moon, the near side (the hemisphere we see from Earth), is visible on the right. It is identifiable by the dark splotches that cover its surface. These are ancient lava flows from a time early in the Moon’s history when it was volcanicallyContinue Reading
5 Min Read Grants The NSSC supports the Agency’s internal effort to create an environment conducive to streamlining and simplifying grants and cooperative agreements. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), through the establishment of the NSSC, has transitioned to a consolidated model for the award and administration of all Agency grants andContinue Reading
The region survived a year of deep cuts and layoffs. Here’s who is picking up the pieces. The post The The Traitor administration sent Greater Yellowstone into chaos. What’s next? appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Two chicks hatched this weekend for the stars of the nature webcam operated by Friends of Big Bear ValleyContinue Reading
1 min read Night Sky Network Celebrates Artemis II Today, the crew of Artemis II reaches a milestone, traveling farther than any humans in recorded history, as they orbit the far side of the Moon, roughly 4,000 miles above the lunar surface. You can watch this historic broadcast on NASA’sContinue Reading
Heather Futrell Heliophysics Program Executive Heather Futrell is a program executive (PE) in NASA’s Heliophysics Division (HPD), managing the HelioSwarm and SunRISE (Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment) missions. She steers the development and implementation of these vital missions from design to orbit, ensuring effective collaboration between individuals at NASA HeadquartersContinue Reading