NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen at Launch Complex 39B, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II test flight will take NASA astronauts Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronautContinue Reading
Environmental advocates are bracing for a potential exemption from the Clean Air Act to promote so-called “advanced” or “chemical” recycling through pyrolysis. By James Bruggers When former top Environmental Protection Agency official Judith Enck noticed a cavalcade of chemical and plastics industry lobbyists visiting the agency’s Washington headquarters in February,Continue Reading
Lab Astro Newsletter Lab Astro Newsletter Home Issues Issue 1: Cold Solar System Objects Issue 2: Exoplanets Interviews Contribute Laboratory Astrophysics Issue 2 The post Laboratory Astrophysics Issue 2 appeared first on NASA Science., Read MoreContinue Reading
Designers, makers, and others often use 3D printing to rapidly prototype a range of functional objects, from movie props to medical devices. Accurate print previews are essential so users know a fabricated object will perform as expected. But previews generated by most 3D-printing software focus on function rather than aesthetics.Continue Reading
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From shutting off sprinklers to closing ski resorts, communities and business owners are adapting to parched conditions out West. Things could get much worse, experts say. By Kiley Price Officials were already sounding the alarm bells in early March across the Western United States after a winter with historically lowContinue Reading
Scientists have finally cracked a long-standing mystery about squid and cuttlefish evolution by analyzing newly sequenced genomes alongside global datasets. The research reveals that these bizarre, intelligent creatures likely originated deep in the ocean over 100 million years ago, surviving mass extinction events by retreating into oxygen-rich deep-sea refuges. ForContinue Reading
Each April in Japan, people participate in a tradition called “hanami,” or cherry-blossom viewing, where they picnic under the blooming trees. The tradition has a second purpose: The presence of people at these gatherings, often by water, helps solidify riverbanks and protect them from spring floods. The celebration has aContinue Reading
ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot inserts biological research samples into a science freezer inside the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module. ESA/Sophie Adenot Medical tests and microbiology topped the research schedule for the Expedition 74 crew aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. The seven crewmates also workedContinue Reading
From left, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander; Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot; Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, stop for a group photograph as they visit NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and OrionContinue Reading
The U.S. doesn’t have enough bio-based diesel to meet the administration’s new mandate, so blenders will have to import yet more foreign crop-based oils. By Georgina Gustin President Traitor 47 stood on the Truman Balcony at the White House during the “Great American Agriculture Celebration” last week and announced whatContinue Reading
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NASA/Jessica Meir NASA astronaut Jessica Meir took this photo of an Artemis program patch floating in the International Space Station’s cupola. She posted it on X on March 30, 2026, with the following caption: “Our work on the @Space_Station has provided the foundation to explore further, preparing us to returnContinue Reading