NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) spacecraft, in orbit around Mars, experienced a loss of signal with ground stations on Earth on Dec. 6. Telemetry from MAVEN had showed all subsystems working normally before it orbited behind the Red Planet. After the spacecraft emerged from behind Mars, NASA’s DeepContinue Reading
Michael Shook Research Physical Scientist, Chemistry & Dynamics Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center Michael Shook has an undergraduate degree in Atmospheric Science from the University of Kansas. He began work at NASA LaRC as a contractor in 2012 on airborne aerosol research with the LARGE group, airborne dataContinue Reading
Patrick Rea Geospatial Coordination Lead, Contractor, Disaster Response Coordination System, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center Mr. Patrick Rea, a Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. employee, will be serving as the Geospatial Coordination Lead within the DRCS Program Office where he will be responsible for ensuring data, products, and other capabilitiesContinue Reading
Nicolas Escurat A flash of lightning, and then—something else. High above a storm, a crimson figure blinks in and out of existence. If you see it, you are a lucky witness of a sprite, one of the least-understood electrical phenomena in Earth’s upper atmosphere. Sprites occur at some 50 milesContinue Reading
A pilot signals to a crew member before takeoff from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on Aug. 21, 2025. Accompanying him in the high-flying ER-2 aircraft is one of the most advanced imaging spectrometers in the solar system. NASA/Christopher LC Clark Called AVIRIS-5, it’s the latest inContinue Reading
Yolanda Shea Project Scientist, CLARREO Pathfinder (CPF) Mission, Climate Science Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center About After receiving her PhD at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Dr. Yolanda Shea began working as a research scientist in the Science Directorate at NASA Langley Research Center. Dr. Shea isContinue Reading
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Michelle Hoehn is a cost accountant at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, where her work contributes to NASA’s Artemis program that will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future human exploration of Mars. NASA/Danny Nowlin Michelle Hoehn vividly remembers the day a seed was planted for her future atContinue Reading
Rob Ryan Research/Computer Scientist, Contractor, Lidar Sciences Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center Rob became interested in science in high school. He received an Associates of Applied Science in Marine Technology in 1999, and then worked in the SCUBA industry for many years before returning to education to earnContinue Reading
Around the world, politicians, backed by powerful corporations, are presenting the public with false choices between environmental protection and economic growth. By Bob Berwyn Despite claims of environmental leadership and promises to preserve the Amazon rainforest ahead of COP30, Brazil is stripping away protections for the region’s vital ecosystems fasterContinue Reading
Researchers uncovered rare azurite traces on a Final Paleolithic artifact, overturning assumptions that early Europeans used only red and black pigments. The find suggests ancient people possessed deeper knowledge of minerals and colors than believed. It also hints at vanished forms of decoration or artistic practices. The discovery opens newContinue Reading
The most comprehensive global environment assessment ever undertaken calls for a new approach to jointly tackle the most pressing environmental issues including climate change and biodiversity loss that threaten over 1 million plant and animal species with ex…Continue Reading
The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, with Expedition 73 NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, and Alexey Zubritsky aboard, Dec. 9, 2025. NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA astronaut Jonny Kim returned to Earth on Tuesday alongsideContinue Reading