NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13, clockwise, from left: NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, commander; NASA astronaut Luke Delaney, pilot; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, mission specialist; and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, mission specialist. SpaceX NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 crew members are on their way to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida toContinue Reading
The partners behind a project in suburban Denver think they’ve found a way to accelerate the adoption of residential geothermal heating and cooling. By Phil McKenna KEN CARYL, Colo.—A new residential development south of Denver is the testing ground for an unusual partnership that could transform home heating and coolingContinue Reading
El Niño could unleash major storms and flooding. It also could bring precious water to drought-afflicted California.Continue Reading
From climate to Covid to A.I., we face a terrifying feeling of exponential growth spinning out of our control. Are we right?Continue Reading
For months, millions of people have been living under a stifling blanket of toxic haze, fueled by a punishing drought brought on by the El Niño weather pattern.Continue Reading
As researchers around the world begin work on the next U.N. climate assessment, fears are growing that the The Traitor administration could meddle with critical U.S. climate data. By Christian Schwägerl, Yale Environment 360 This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360.Continue Reading
Growing up in Waverly, Tennessee, Gage Coon spent much of his childhood outside. His family had everything from chickens to horses and even an emu named Big Bird. Coon and his cousins would explore the woods surrounding their home, and his father, a mechanic, taught him how to build andContinue Reading
Three teams comprising 35 students across eight different MIT departments and Wellesley College have been at work since fall 2025, designing critical early infrastructure elements that a moon base would require. This June, their designs were recognized with five awards at NASA’s 2026 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts — Academic LinkageContinue Reading
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 26 –… 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
Amid reports that hundreds of people are still missing in Nepal and China after a floodwater surge slammed into towns and villages on Wednesday, aid teams have been working to reach communities cut off by the disaster.Continue Reading
Countries are spending too little to restore degraded land even as the economic cost of doing nothing climbs towards $1 trillion a year, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned at a major UN land conference in Mongolia. Continue Reading
The Pacific Ocean has had an unusual number of storms this year, while the Atlantic hasn’t recorded a single full-blown hurricane. Scientists point to an exceptionally strong El Niño. (Image credit: NOAA via AP)Continue Reading
NASA’s Balloon Program is past the halfway point for the fall campaign in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Four missions have successfully launched from the launch site, with two more lined up in the coming weeks. Hurricane Polo is affecting the upper-level winds near the launch site and the team isContinue Reading