NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir are pictured training for a spacewalk in their spacesuits at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston, Texas. NASA NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir began a spacewalk at 8:20 a.m. EDT today to replace a wrist joint that malfunctioned during normal Canadarm2Continue Reading
Scientists have finally confirmed the origin of the mysterious Silverpit Crater beneath the North Sea. New evidence shows that an asteroid about 160 meters wide struck the seabed roughly 43 to 46 million years ago. The impact triggered a tsunami more than 100 meters high and left behind a craterContinue Reading
NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir pose for their official portraits at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. NASA Live coverage is underway as two NASA astronauts prepare for a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at about 8:35 a.m. EDT andContinue Reading
The launch of Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft LINK, designed to boost the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, was postponed Tuesday due to unfavorable weather conditions. The next launch attempt is targeted for no earlier than Wednesday, July 1, at 9:43 p.m. UTC+12 (5:43 a.m. EDT), on NorthropContinue Reading
NASA Ames Science Stars of the Month: July 2026 Pictured left to right: Sungshin Choi, Yi-Chun Chen, Emma Yates, Eduardo Bendek The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Sungshin Choi, Yi-Chun Chen, Emma Yates, Eduardo Bendek. Their commitment to the NASA mission representsContinue Reading
Lab Astro Newsletter Lab Astro Newsletter Home Issues Issue 1: Cold Solar System Objects Issue 2: Exoplanets Issue 3: Astrophysical Ices Interviews Contribute The post Laboratory Astrophysics Newsletter Issue 3 appeared first on NASA Science., Read MoreContinue Reading
It was the fourth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to forfeit their offshore wind leases.Continue Reading
Heat-related deaths and disruptions to daily life are forcing politicians to reckon, in different ways, with a rapidly warming planet.Continue Reading
Five days after powerful earthquakes struck central-northern Venezuela, the death toll continues to climb along with the intense rescue operation and the UN coordinates humanitarian assistance, warning that recovery “is going to take time.”Continue Reading
Found Industries has gone through several distinct phases in the four years since it was originally formed as Found Energy. There was the scrappy startup stage, in which the company was primarily housed in the basement of founder Peter Godart ’15, SM ’19, PhD ’21. Then there was the demonstrationContinue Reading
Scott Detrow speaks with extreme weather researcher Theodore Keeping about Europe’s hottest heatwave. With over 1,000 deaths in France alone, lives depend on the EU’s response to rising temperatures.Continue Reading
Scientists have discovered a “ballista spider” that builds a spring-powered silk trap designed specifically to catch aggressive green tree ants. The ant unknowingly triggers the mechanism itself, launching into the spider’s web in one of nature’s most extraordinary hunting strategies., Read MoreContinue Reading
Fire survivors say “it’s morally reprehensible,” and experts worry the wagering could lead to arson. The post People are betting on wildfires. Should they? appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading