Two major alien-life announcements in 2025 generated enormous excitement, but most astrobiologists remained unconvinced. Only 6.6% of surveyed experts thought possible biological molecules on K2-18b probably represented extraterrestrial life, while 15.1% said the same about intriguing mineral patterns in a Martian rock., Read MoreContinue Reading
5 min read How 2 US, European Satellites Are Studying Hurricanes During El Niño Hurricane Melissa is seen 50 miles south of Jamaica in this photograph taken from the International Space Station on Oct. 28, 2025. NASA Last November, NASA and its European partners launched the Sentinel-6B satellite to improveContinue Reading
Henry Helgeson Associate Administrator, Office of Communications Henry Helgeson serves as the associate administrator for the Office of Communications at NASA Headquarters in Washington. In this capacity, he leads global communications strategy, public engagement, branding, media relations, and digital enterprise projects across all NASA centers. As a senior advisor to the administrator and other executive leadership, he directs allContinue Reading
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NASA/Brandon Hancock The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission – NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen – visited Huntsville, Alabama, Sept. 1, 2026, where they met with the NASA workforce at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The event gaveContinue Reading
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Use of data-intensive technologies – in particular artificial intelligence (AI) data centres – is growing faster than electricity infrastructure can handle, the UN’s economic commission for Europe has warned, raising concerns about the future reliability and resilience of energy systems worldwide. Continue Reading
Simply owning an air conditioner isn’t enough for residents who can’t afford to use them. By Lauren Dalban New York City is getting hotter, and for some residents, staying cool can be a matter of life and death.Continue Reading
It’s been hot in SoCal, but at least it’s a dry heat. Wait. It’s not dry — at all. Locals’ favorite summertime cliche has been brutally terminated by the worst humidity we’ve ever seen.Continue Reading
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Experts say Traitor 47’s rollback of climate policy is leaving consumers more vulnerable to price shocks and pollution. By Marianne Lavelle Hours after President Traitor 47 predicted on Truth Social that oil prices would fall precipitously once the United States wins its war with Iran, strikes on Saudi Arabia’s oilContinue Reading
Scientists have identified a giant new dinosaur from Brazil that reached about 20 meters long and lived 120 million years ago. Its surprising evolutionary ties to a Spanish dinosaur suggest its ancestors crossed ancient land connections between Europe, Africa, and South America., Read MoreContinue Reading
In the last decade, scientists have shown that fusion energy can work, as a physical process. Next question: Can it work economically? A study co-authored by MIT professors Dennis Whyte and Andrew W. Lo proposes a framework for understanding what’s needed to make fusion energy commercially viable in the marketplace.Continue Reading