NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, encapsulated in the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket’s fairing, stands vertical on the pad at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. SpaceX There are several key milestones during launch coverage of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. –Continue Reading
A Kerman business is reusing cow manure to create electricity and hydrogen. California calls the venture “groundbreaking,” but environmentalists worry credits that prop up the biogas industry end up harming communities. By Steven Rodas KERMAN, Calif.—One hundred degrees on a steamy Thursday afternoon and not much can be seen alongContinue Reading
For Hugh Smith, the challenge of building an energy-secure future isn’t about creating the world’s “best” battery. It’s about designing the right battery for the right job. As a fifth-year PhD candidate in MIT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Smith studies sodium-ion batteries, an emerging alternative to the lithium-ionContinue Reading
Researchers have discovered a way to turn notoriously difficult-to-recycle PVC plastic into a key ingredient used in high-performance lubricants such as engine oil. The technique could give mountains of plastic waste a valuable second life while making lubricant production more sustainable., Read MoreContinue Reading
China’s exotic pet market is driving a spike in animal smuggling, U.S. wildlife officials say. But these turtles are getting a second chance.Continue Reading
Both countries say over 3,000 people remain missing, with more than half of them foreign nationals. (Image credit: Prabin Ranabhat)Continue Reading
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 30 – M74:… 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 byContinue Reading
jsc2026e406664 (Aug. 5, 2026) — The four members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station display their mission plaque inside a training mockup of a space station module. From left are, Commander Jessica Watkins and Pilot Luke Delaney, both from NASA, and Mission Specialists Joshua Kutryk ofContinue Reading
The ocean is rising faster now than at any point in recorded history. The impacts are already being felt and the threats are growing.Continue Reading
Wildfires are often associated with the destruction they leave behind, but the smoke they produce can pose a serious health threat far beyond the fire zone, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.Continue Reading
A coalition of solar entrepreneurs and VCs mounted a pugilistic “Revenge Tour” to show candidates eager to hobble their industry that they’ll fight back. So far, it’s working. By Gabriel Matias Castilho Both President Traitor 47 and a clean energy super PAC that backed Darline Graham, sister of the lateContinue Reading
Dogs and humans may have more in common when it comes to aging than scientists realized. Researchers with the Dog Aging Project found that patterns of small molecules in dogs’ blood were linked to longer or shorter lifespans in remarkably similar ways to those seen in people. These metabolic “fingerprints”Continue Reading
NPR’s Scott Simon talks about how cities must change to survive deadly heat waves with Georgia Tech researcher Brian Stone.Continue Reading