A new paper found that the remnants of “foundation species” strongly influenced the fate of survivors. By Nicholas Kusnetz Death casts a shadow over life, not only for people but also other animals, plants and entire ecosystems.Continue Reading
More than 5 percent of the species is estimated to have been lost when a climate-fueled storm unleashed torrents of water, mud and debris.Continue Reading
What to know about the local backlash against the booming data center industry, the era of me-first energy and more climate news.Continue Reading
Climate researchers at Northern Illinois University found that golf ball-size hail or larger will become much more common in the United States.Continue Reading
By Erica McNamee of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD As a kid, you were always taught to hold tight to balloons—tie them around your wrist, even, to keep them close. This week, a group of a dozen undergraduate students participating in NASA’s 2026 Student Airborne Research Program (SARP), unlearned old balloon-wrangling habits—and let go. Their purpose: to collect data aboutContinue Reading
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Katalyst Space’s LINK robotic servicing satellite awaits encapsulation inside a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL on June 8, 2026, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The rocket will carry LINK to space for an attempted orbital boost of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. NASA/Ron Beard Engineers completed installation of KatalystContinue Reading
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The aurora australis crowns Earth’s atmosphere above the Indian Ocean as the Canadarm2 robotic arm extends from a power and data grapple fixture attached to the Harmony module. NASA/Chris Williams Scientific hardware installations and biomedical monitoring topped the research schedule aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. The Expedition 74Continue Reading
2 min read NASA Equips Astronauts, Industry with Robotic Intelligence In the Integrated Mobile Evaluation Testbed for Robotics Operations facility at Johnson Space Center, PickNik robotic control software proved its prowess in tasks like passing cargo transfer bags through a hatch and placing them in storage bins, in anticipation ofContinue Reading
NASA/Brandon Hancock The final booster motor segments for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will help propel Artemis III astronauts on their journey to space shipped from Northrop Grumman’s Railyard Shipping Facility in Corinne, Utah on June 2. The eight booster motor segments are on their way to NASA’sContinue Reading
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Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community TODAY: Cosmic Origins… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups Conferences Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources TODAY: Cosmic Origins Community Webinar, June 10, 2026 10 June 2026 https://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/programs/cosmic-origins/community/cosmic-origins-seminar-10-june-2026 Dear Cosmic Origins Community, The ASTRA initiative (linked below) willContinue Reading