NASA, ESA, CSA, Adam Smercina (STScI, Tufts), Thomas Williams (University of Manchester); Image processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI) NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently observed edge-on starburst galaxy Messier 82 (M82), nicknamed the Cigar Galaxy. Webb’s new view of M82, added to archival data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, gives usContinue Reading
Submit Your Moon Joy June Art to NASA To keep the Moon Joy alive after the Artemis II mission, NASA is hosting a month-long art challenge on social media. Each week during the month of June 2026, NASA is providing a prompt to inspire participants to make and share their artistic creations. We encourage all forms ofContinue Reading
Space Reactor-1 Freedom Destined for Mars, Space Reactor-1 (SR-1) Freedom is humanity’s first fission-powered interplanetary spacecraft. It will demonstrate nuclear electric propulsion in deep space. Future Mission Golden age of space exploration Ignition space nuclear propulsion Nuclear Electric Propulsion skyfall Payload Mars Helicopters Space Reactor-1 Freedom is a pathfinder missionContinue Reading
Kelvin Taylor NASA Senior Agency Information Security Officer (SAISO) / Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Kelvin Taylor is NASA’s Senior Agency Information Security Officer (SAISO) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Cybersecurity and Privacy. As the SAISO, Taylor is responsible for implementing federal cybersecurity mandates while strengthening compliance with statutoryContinue Reading
A Pacific-wide tsunami triggered by a magnitude 8.8 Kamchatka earthquake gave scientists their first detailed satellite view of a major tsunami in motion. The observations revealed unexpected wave behavior and helped uncover a larger earthquake rupture than earlier models predicted., Read MoreContinue Reading
As global energy markets remain volatile and the price of oil high due to instability and conflict in the Middle East, more countries are looking at investing in renewables to shield their economies from the shocks caused by fossil fuel reliance, rein in import bills – and meet key climateContinue Reading
The ongoing insecurity in the Middle East, where a large proportion of the world’s oil and gas is extracted, is forcing many countries to focus on how they can ensure access to cheap and reliable energy supplies primarily through the use of renewable power sources.Continue Reading
Due to the explosive growth of artificial intelligence, it is estimated that data centers will consume up to 12 percent of total U.S. electricity by 2028, according to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Improving data center energy efficiency is one way scientists are striving to make AI more sustainable. Toward thatContinue Reading
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Agentic workflows are artificial intelligence-powered software systems that chain together multiple models and external tools to tackle complicated tasks, like analyzing a video and answering questions about it. But the way these highly fragmented systems are designed and deployed often causes inefficiencies that can lead to wasted computation, energy, andContinue Reading
Robotically assembled building blocks could be a more environmentally friendly method for erecting large-scale structures than some existing construction techniques, according to a new study by MIT researchers. The team conducted a feasibility study to evaluate the efficiency of constructing a simple building using “voxels,” which are modular 3D subunitsContinue Reading
This illustration depicts the Sun-like star TOI-791 and two giant planets that NASA’s TESS space telescope discovered in its orbit. These planets, designated TOI-791 b and TOI-791 c, are roughly the size of Jupiter but a tiny fraction of its mass, meaning they have an extraordinarily low density. NASA / Daniel Rutter Data from NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission hasContinue Reading
A new study suggests early humans were using fire in South Africa’s Wonderwerk Cave as far back as 1.79 million years ago. Researchers found burned bones deep inside the cave, where natural wildfires could not have reached, indicating that fire was likely carried in and maintained by human ancestors. TheContinue Reading