The GAPS experiment prepares to launch from Antarctica Rubilotta NASA/Andy Hamilton The first scientific balloon flight of this year’s NASA Antarctica Balloon Campaign reached its float altitude after lifting off from the agency’s facility located near the U.S. National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station on the Ross Ice Shelf at 5:30Continue Reading
The tax breaks, passed in late 2024, have produced both a flurry of data center projects and surging opposition across the political spectrum as communities fear skyrocketing electric and water bills, pollution and hulking complexes on former farmland. By Tom Perkins A bipartisan bill introduced Tuesday in the Michigan LegislatureContinue Reading
Mining provides the raw materials that form the backbone of many critical sectors, including construction and infrastructure, technology, manufacturing, and energy. Despite the vast significance that the extraction and processing of materials have on the global economy, the mining industry faces several challenges as it balances competing demands from theContinue Reading
Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community ACROSS Web Portal and Software… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources ACROSS Web Portal and Software Tools Released 16 December 2025 We areContinue Reading
Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community Hubble Space Telescope Cycle… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Hubble Space Telescope Cycle 34 Call for Proposals; Proposals Due 16 April 2026Continue Reading
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Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community ROSES-25: F.6 Science… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources ROSES-25: F.6 Science Activation Final Text Released; NoIs Due 26 January 2026 16 DecemberContinue Reading
Get Involved There are many ways to get involved with AOS Applications. AOS Home Mission Mission Overview Spaceborne Architecture Suborbital Program Science Science Overview Objectives and Goals Science Measurements Applications Applications Overview Get Involved Resources Images and Documents Acronyms Glossary Since AOS is expected to launch in the late 2020sContinue Reading
3 min read NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory Reveals ‘First Light’ Images NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory has captured its first images from space, revealing rare views of Earth and the Moon in ultraviolet light. Taken on Nov. 17 — still months before the mission’s science phase begins — these “first light”Continue Reading
3 min read NASA’s IMAP Mission Captures ‘First Light,’ Looks Back at Earth All 10 instruments aboard NASA’s newly launched IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) mission have successfully recorded their first measurements in space. With these “first light” observations, the spacecraft is now collecting preliminary science data as itContinue Reading
5 min read NASA, Partners Share First Data From New US-European Sea Satellite Sentinel-6B and Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich captured data on Nov. 26 of sea levels across a vast stretch of the Atlantic. Within the crisscrossing bands, red indicates higher water relative to the long-term average; blue indicates lower water.Continue Reading
A rare, ultra-long earthquake in Myanmar revealed that mature faults can deliver their full force directly to the surface. The discovery could mean stronger shaking near faults like California’s San Andreas than current models predict., Read MoreContinue Reading