JSC Building 18
2026-01-28
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NASA’s Arcstone Instrument Successfully Completes Primary Mission
2026-01-28
NASA’s Arcstone instrument, designed to improve the accuracy of lunar calibration, successfully completed its technology demonstration, and now begins extended operations. Arcstone launched on June 23 on a SpaceX Transporter-14 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on a six-month mission to measure light reflected by the Moon, which is a stable and potentially highly-accurate calibration source, for satellite sensors. The mission, led by NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, uses a speciallyContinue Reading
Networks Keeping NASA’s Artemis II Mission Connected
2026-01-28
5 Min Read Networks Keeping NASA’s Artemis II Mission Connected An artist’s conceptual image of network antennas supporting the Orion spacecraft. Credits: NASA / Dave Ryan NASA’s Artemis II mission will transport four astronauts around the Moon, bringing the agency one step closer to sending the first astronauts to Mars.Continue Reading
Wan Wu
2026-01-28
Wan Wu Physical Research Scientist, Chemistry and Dynamics Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center About Dr. Wan Wu received his PhD of Physics from the University of Florida in 2007. he has been with NASA’s Langley Research Center (LaRC) since then, initially as a contractor engineer/scientist, and later asContinue Reading
NASA Webb Pushes Boundaries of Observable Universe Closer to Big Bang
2026-01-28
Explore Webb Science James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) NASA Webb Pushes Boundaries of… Webb News Latest News Latest Images Webb’s Blog Awards X (offsite – login reqd) Instagram (offsite – login reqd) Facebook (offsite- login reqd) Youtube (offsite) Overview About Who is James Webb? Fact Sheet Impacts+Benefits FAQ Webb TimelineContinue Reading
Are Incentives for Fuel Made from Livestock Manure Leaving Small Farmers Behind?
2026-01-28
A petition urging the removal of grants and loans for manure digesters from the Rural Energy for America Program highlights concerns that biogas incentives favor factory farms at the expense of smaller livestock operations. By Blanca Begert Biogas made from dairy and pig manure has long been an energy sourceContinue Reading
Readers Share Eco-Friendly Projects Happening In Their Communities
2026-01-28
Readers submitted more than 3,200 ideas for our 50 States, 50 Fixes series. Before the year ends, we wanted to share just a few more of them.Continue Reading
This spider’s “pearl necklace” was living parasites
2026-01-28
What looked like a pearl necklace on a tiny spider turned out to be parasitic mite larvae. Scientists identified the mites as a new species, marking the first record of its family in Brazil. The larvae attach to juvenile spiders and feed on lymph through a weak spot in theContinue Reading
Would you pay 1% more for wildlife?
2026-01-28
A bill in the Oregon Legislature would tax tourists for conservation. The post Would you pay 1% more for wildlife? appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
India is electrifying faster than China using cheap green tech
2026-01-28
China’s rapid electrification has been hailed as a miracle.Continue Reading
Snow Buries the U.S. Interior and East
2026-01-27
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Snow Buries the U.S…. Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions Natural Events Oceans Remote Sensing Technology Snow & Ice Water More Content Collections Global Maps World of Change ArticlesContinue Reading
Despite Limited Interest in Drilling on Federal Land, Forest Service ‘Streamlines’ Oil and Gas Leasing Rules
2026-01-27
By Jake Bolster The U.S. Forest Service announced revisions to its oil and gas leasing rules today that the agency promises “modernizes and streamlines” the permitting process to drill for fossil fuels in the nation’s forests and grasslands. The changes prompted the ire of environmental groups who say it isContinue Reading
How MAGA Changed the World in 2025, and What Comes Next
2026-01-27
There’s no doubt that 2025 has been one of the most politically chaotic years of the 21st century. Amid the domestic and geopolitical mayhem unleashed by Traitor 47’s return to the White House, powerful interests were busy enacting a radical anti-democratic agenda that has already changed our world and willContinue Reading