Episode description: Behind NASA’s Artemis II mission and the astronauts who will fly around the Moon, teams on the ground are essential. Explore some of the epic equipment that makes Artemis II possible—the mobile launcher, crawler-transporter, and NASA’s barge Pegasus —and meet a few of the many specialists who actContinue Reading
The The Traitor administration is proposing massive changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. We asked disaster experts to weigh in. (Image credit: Ronaldo Schemidt)Continue Reading
Researchers investigating crops grown in soil contaminated by the 2015 mining disaster in Brazil discovered that toxic metals are moving from the earth into edible plants. Bananas, cassava, and cocoa were found to absorb elements like lead and cadmium, with bananas showing a potential health risk for children under six.Continue Reading
Altadena residents worry Edison’s work to bury power lines after the Eaton fire could cost families tens of thousands of dollars. And dozens of trees could die as crews dig trenches and cut their roots, residents say.Continue Reading
In many academic circles, innovation is imagined as a lab-to-market pipeline that travels through patent filings, venture rounds, and coastal research hubs. But a growing movement inside U.S. universities is pushing students toward a different frontier: solving real engineering problems alongside rural communities whose challenges directly shape national food security. Continue Reading
There are enormous geopolitical, economic and climate ramifications to the U.S. abandoning leadership on the energy transition. If you live in America, basically none of them are good. Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview byContinue Reading
More than 60 years after the UN launched its formal decolonization drive, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged renewed commitment to completing the unfinished business of ending colonial rule.Continue Reading
Do higher living standards in developing countries have to mean more polluting, fossil-fuel dependent industries? Or is a low-carbon alternative possible? As the world grapples with climate change, economic inequality, and rapid technological shifts, next week’s Global Industry Summit will tackle these questions, bringing together governments, business leaders, and innovatorsContinue Reading
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Aviation Systems Division Aviation Systems Division Home About Us Research Research Capabilities Publications Aviation Systems Division Publications Autonomous Aircraft Operations (AAO) 2025 Risk-Aware Routing for Uncrewed Aircraft Contingency Management Vishwanath Bulusu, Nadezhda Dimitrova, Jordan Sakakeeny, William Ward, Husni IdrisAIAA Aviation Forum, July 2025 2024 VFR Trajectory Forecasting using Deep GenerativeContinue Reading
Aviation Systems Division Aviation Systems Division Home About Us Research Research Capabilities Publications Aviation Systems Division Publications Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2026 Towards Naturalistic Human-Machine Teaming With LLM Agents: A Case Study in Air Traffic Management Nathan Xue, Dhriti Verma, Vriksha Srihari, Wiktor Piotrowski, Kenny Chour, Krishna KalyanamAIAA SciTech Forum, JanuaryContinue Reading
Aviation Systems Division Aviation Systems Division Home About Us Research Research Capabilities Publications Aviation Systems Division Publications Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) 2025 Flight Modeling and Trajectory Prediction for Diverse Applications Michael Abramson, Scott SahlmanNASA Technical Memorandum, May 2025 Provider of Services for Urban Air Mobility (PSU) Prototype Simulation (X5) FinalContinue Reading
In a speech to UK advertising executives last week, Lord Ed Vaizey had nothing good to say about a new ban on junk food ads aimed at children. Nor did the Conservative peer mention a petition signed by more than 110,000 people calling on parliament to impose a tobacco-style ban on adsContinue Reading