As Indian Point Energy Center undergoes decommissioning in New York’s 17th Congressional District, complaints over the process are mounting against the backdrop of an increasingly pro-nuclear federal agenda. By Leana Carbonez NY-17: Second in a series on the environmental stakes of one of the nation’s most fiercely contested congressional races.Continue Reading
The Distance Scale to Gamma Ray Bursts Baird AuditoriumNatural History Museum, The Smithsonian Institution22 April 1995Debate Program: 1 – 4:15 pm; Reception: 4:15 – 5:30 pmDebate Program Sponsors:NASA, The Smithsonian Institution, George Mason UniversityReception Sponsors: The Smithsonian Institution, George Mason University, Universities Space Research Association (USRA), Associated Universities Inc. (AUI),Continue Reading
The Distance Scale to Gamma-Ray Bursts Great Debate in 1995 An Introduction by Robert Nemiroff The 1920 Shapley-Curtis Discussion: Background, Issues, And Outcome by Virginia Trimble Gamma-Ray Bursts: An Overview by Gerald Fishman How Far Away Are Gamma-Ray Bursters? by Bohdan Paczynski The Distance Scale To Gamma-Ray Bursts by DonaldContinue Reading
Balendra Shah, 36, comes to the U.N. as a sun-glassed symbol of Gen Z political power. But concerns about his style are growing at home after devastating floods left thousands dead or missing.Continue Reading
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A magnet-producing bacterium extended the average lifespan of C. elegans worms by more than 43% while helping protect their neurological and intestinal health. Researchers traced much of the effect to suppression of ferroptosis, a damaging form of cell death linked to iron buildup and oxidative stress., Read MoreContinue Reading
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 25 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by aContinue Reading
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Administrative judges recommend approval of the gas power plant if the utility assures ratepayers won’t pay the cost. By Martha Pskowski EL PASO—While Texas officials have hit pause on data center permitting, one project that is still moving ahead is Meta’s $10 billion, 1-gigawatt data center in northeast El Paso.Continue Reading
The Antarctic ozone hole was discovered in 1985, when scientists observed a severe depletion in the Earth’s protective layer of stratospheric ozone. Industrial chemicals known as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), then widely used as refrigerants, propellants, foam-blowing agents, and solvents, were at the root of the ozone depletion. After concerted global effortContinue Reading
Crew-14 Preflight Training at SpaceX. Arutyun Kiviryan (RSA), Chris Birch (NASA), Kayla Barron (NASA) and Makoto Suwa (JAXA). SpaceX Four crew members from three space agencies will launch to the International Space Station no earlier than spring 2027 for a long-duration science expedition as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-14 mission.Continue Reading
Credit: NASA Côte d’Ivoire signed the Artemis Accords on Thursday as the 75th signatory during a signing ceremony in the nation’s largest city Abidjan, marking the largest milestone yet for the international coalition of like-minded countries committed to peaceful and responsible space exploration. “The United States and Côte d’Ivoire alreadyContinue Reading
by Robert J. Nemiroff and Jerry T. Bonnell This lesson plan is meant to be used for undergraduates studying astronomy to supplement to an existing introductory astronomy course. As such, it may guide the instructor in preparing her/his own lecture or be distributed and read by the class. Students readingContinue Reading