NASA’s Artemis I Moon rocket – carried atop the crawler-transporter 2 – rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 6, 2022, beginning the 4.2-mile journey to Launch Complex 39B. NASA/Ben Smegelsky The weather guidelines for NASA’s Artemis II flight testContinue Reading
Explore This Section … Citizen Science Projects OSDR AWG Projects Highlights Publications NASA Citizen Scientists Science Activation Resources Open Science Data Repository Analysis Working Groups (OSDR AWG) How does life that’s evolved here on Earth react to the radiation-rich, gravity-poor environment of space? It’s an important question to askContinue Reading
Wenying Su Senior Research Scientist, Climate Science Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center About Dr. Wenying Su is a senior scientist at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, USA. Her research interests include Earth radiation budget, climate variability, aerosol radiative forcing, and aerosol-cloud interactions. Dr. Su isContinue Reading
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Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, left, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON shortly after having landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday,Continue Reading
In the rapidly disappearing Atlantic Forest, mosquitoes are adapting to a human-dominated landscape. Scientists found that many species now prefer feeding on people rather than the forest’s diverse wildlife. This behavior dramatically raises the risk of spreading dangerous viruses such as dengue and Zika. The findings reveal how deforestation canContinue Reading
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon spacecraft splashes down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2025. NASA+ At 3:41 a.m. EST, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov splashed down off the coast of San Diego, California. This completes a stay in space of 167 days for the four-person crew. The mission returnedContinue Reading
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 NASA astronauts Zena Cardman (right) and Mike Fincke prepare for splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2025. NASA+ The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov has completed its deorbit burn as expected ahead of splashdown. Continue Reading
The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission train for their trip to the International Space Station at SpaceX facilities in Florida. From left: Oleg Platonov, Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and Kimiya Yui. SpaceX Live coverage is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel as NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)Continue Reading
Decades of water depletion, dam building and repression of scientists and environmentalists have driven Iran toward ecological crises that are fueling protests rocking the country. By Katie Surma The anti‑government protests sweeping across Iran, from major cities to rural towns, are fueled by anger over economic collapse and political repression.Continue Reading
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Scientists calculate that last year was one of the three hottest on record, along with 2024 and 2023. The trend indicates that warming could be speeding up, climate monitoring teams reported. (Image credit: Bilal Hussein)Continue Reading
The Justice Department said natural gas bans in Petaluma and Morgan Hill drive up costs and conflict with federal policy. Both cities said they have not enforced their bans in several years.Continue Reading