JD’s Corner It’s been a busy year, thus far. We didn’t have any downtime after the splashdown and success of Artemis II. During the mission, the crew conducted a full operational checkout of the Environmental Control and Life Support System, confirming stable performance of oxygen generation, carbon dioxide removal, humidityContinue Reading
4 Min Read I Am Artemis: Jason Peterson NASA’s Jason Peterson is the range operations manager at NASA’s Stennis Space Center. For Artemis II, he supported the team responsible for delivering video and communication feeds for launch and splashdown. Credits: NASA/Danny Nowlin Jason Peterson’s responsibilities for NASA’s Artemis II missionContinue Reading
A High Court ruling backs Gatwick Airport’s expansion after campaigners raise climate concerns…Continue Reading
A cave in New Zealand has yielded fossils from a lost ecosystem that existed about 1 million years ago, including a possible flying ancestor of the kākāpō. The discovery reveals that volcanoes and climate upheaval were reshaping the country’s wildlife and driving extinctions long before humans arrived., Read MoreContinue Reading
Heat domes happen all over the world, and the one over Europe this week is locking in days of near-record highs across Britain, Spain and France.Continue Reading
A new poll suggests Republicans may be more movable on climate change than previously thought, plus more climate news.Continue Reading
Katharine K. Wilkinson’s new book explores the movement through climate grief and describes how to look inward with care and outward with curiosity and courage. By Claire Barber After years working in the climate movement, Katharine K. Wilkinson noticed that advocates consistently lacked the emotional stamina and support needed toContinue Reading
Europe is facing another major heatwave, with temperatures in some areas expected to exceed 104°F, challenging June records.Continue Reading
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Abelardo de la Espriella, the apparent winner of the presidential election, has vowed to expand oil, gas and mining production, alarming activists in the world’s deadliest country for environmental defenders. By Katie Surma Right-wing businessman Abelardo de la Espriella holds a razor-thin lead in Colombia’s preliminary presidential vote count, positioningContinue Reading
Scientists discovered that Heliconius butterflies have evolved an extraordinary lifespan, living several times longer than closely related species. Even more surprising, some show little sign of physical decline as they age. Their unusual pollen-feeding lifestyle may play a role, but the research suggests deeper evolutionary changes are also helping themContinue Reading
Credit: NASA NASA will begin processing the awards of multiple contracts for the Solutions for Enterprise‑wide Procurement (SEWP) VI Government-wide Acquisition Contract. The contract provides streamlined access to commercial products and services, including hardware, software, cloud services, cybersecurity tools, engineering and consulting services, and data intensive mission support capabilities. ThisContinue Reading
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