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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announces a public-private partnership to advance Mars science during an event at Relativity Space on June 17, 2026. Credit: Relativity Space NASA Wednesday announced a new public‑private partnership to advance Mars science by combining the agency’s scientific leadership with commercial innovation. Under this model, NASA willContinue Reading

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Susan Solomon, the Lee and Geraldine Professor of Environmental Studies at MIT, has been named the 2026 Tang Prize Laureate in Sustainable Development for “groundbreaking advances and leadership in atmospheric and climate sciences that shaped global policy for Sustainable Development,” according to the Tang Prize Foundation. The Tang Prize isContinue Reading

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Since 2021, the MIT Environmental Solutions Journalism Fellowship has supported local and regional journalists in reporting high-impact news stories that connect climate change with local priorities.  Now, the MIT Climate Project has published a report on the reach and impact of these fellowships, highlighting how the Institute’s scientific resources canContinue Reading

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Explore This Section Science Citizen Science Search for Hidden Cosmic… Overview Resources Opportunities Citizen Science Highlights About Science Activation   Some stars have planets. Others are orbited by brown dwarfs, balls of gas too massive to be planets, but too low-mass to be stars. Astronomers love these brown dwarf-star pairsContinue Reading

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Observe the Moon … International Observe the Moon… Register Observe the Moon Night About Overview Team Past Events FAQ Code of Conduct Featured Observers How to Host The Basics Event Materials Sample Event Find a Partner Participate! Observe at Home Connect Newsletter Participation Certificate Find an Event Resources Moon MapContinue Reading

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Dr. John Wisniewski Program Scientist, Program Officer Dr. John Wisniewski serves as the Program Scientist for the SPHEREx mission, the UVOIR Discipline Lead for APRA, the Program Officer for the Exoplanet Research Program, executive secretary of the ExoPAG, and the Deputy Program Scientist for ExEP. He obtained his BS inContinue Reading

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Earth (ESD) Earth Explore Explore Earth Science Agriculture Air Quality Climate Change Freshwater Life on Earth Severe Storms Snow and Ice The Global Ocean Science at Work Earth Science at Work Technology and Innovation Powering Business Multimedia Image Collections Videos Data For Researchers About Us Air Quality Air pollution isContinue Reading

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6 min read NASA’s Fermi Mission Uncovers Possible Sibling Supernova Remnants A new study of two supernova remnants, the debris left behind after stars explode, suggests the explosions came from stellar siblings that once orbited each other. The first star’s detonation sent its binary companion hurtling through space, and then,Continue Reading