Technicians with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems team use a crane to lift and secure NASA’s Orion spacecraft on top of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, for the agency’sContinue Reading
Four proposed rules could make it easier to drill for oil or harvest timber in areas where endangered species live.Continue Reading
Ridership jumped, people cut back on driving and, over the summer, the city extended the program another year.Continue Reading
About 40 minutes by boat from the Brazilian city of Belem where this year’s U.N. climate talks are being held is a community of about 500 residents who are descendants of former slaves. Many such communities, which are called quilombos, are pushing the Brazil…Continue Reading
3 min read New Citizen Science Proposals Funded in 2025 NASA has selected 10 new citizen science proposals for funding in 2025. These selections provide a preview of what’s coming next for NASA citizen science. Note that these investigations are research grants: some of them will result in new opportunitiesContinue Reading
4 min read NASA’s TESS Spacecraft Triples Size of Pleiades Star Cluster These young, hot blue stars are members of the Pleiades open star cluster and resides about 430 light-years away in the northern constellation Taurus. The brightest stars are visible to the unaided eye during evenings from October toContinue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community O VI Science Analysis Group (O… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Science Analysis Group O VI O VI refers to Oxygen that has been five-times ionized, and has a doubletContinue Reading
Huy Nguyen is an electrical controls engineer at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, where his work has contributed to NASA’s Artemis program that will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future human exploration of Mars. NASA/Danny Nowlin Huy Nguyen grew up hearing about rocket engines and space flight aroundContinue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community Red Limit Science Analysis… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Science Analysis Group Red Limit The Cosmic Origins Program Office has formed the HWO Red Limit Science Analysis Group (SAG) to investigateContinue Reading
Arizona, Connecticut, New York and North Carolina are backsliding on climate issues. But Massachusetts isn’t, at least for now. By Dan Gearino Massachusetts isn’t going to gut its landmark climate law—yet.Continue Reading
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Experts say the ocean could help absorb carbon dioxide, but today’s technologies are too uncertain to be scaled up safely. New findings released during COP30 highlight the risks of rushing into marine carbon removal without proper monitoring and verification. With the 1.5°C threshold approaching, researchers stress that emissions cuts mustContinue Reading
The boat ride from Belém to Barcarena is a journey through shimmering waterways and emerald forest, where the Amazon meets the Atlantic in a sweep of beauty. But beneath the postcard-perfect scene, climate change is quietly rewriting the rules of life.Continue Reading