NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover show a photo of Earth taken just moments after the Orion spacecraft ignited its thrusters for a final burn for 8 seconds, producing a change in velocity of 4.2 feet-per-second and pushing Artemis II toward Earth. NASA At 2:53 p.m. EDT, the Orion spacecraft ignited its thrusters for 8 seconds, producing aContinue Reading
County officials have said they will eventually close the incinerator, located in a predominantly Black community. Advocates want a concrete plan. By Keerti Gopal Minneapolis activists are escalating a decades-long fight by going on a hunger strike to demand that local officials shut down a polluting trash incinerator. Continue Reading
Dragonflies may see the world in a way that pushes beyond human limits—and surprisingly, they do it using the same molecular trick we evolved ourselves. Scientists discovered that these insects can detect extremely deep red light, even edging into near-infrared, thanks to a specialized visual protein strikingly similar to theContinue Reading
NASA Seen during Artemis II’s lunar flyby on April 6, 2026, the Moon and Earth align in the same frame, each partially illuminated by the Sun. The Moon’s surface appears in sharp detail in the foreground, while Earth sits much farther away, smaller and softly lit in the background. AContinue Reading
Before the thrill of victory; before the agony of defeat; before the gold medalist’s national anthem plays, there is the Olympic torch. A symbol of unity, friendship, and the spirit of competition, the torch links today’s Olympic Games to its heritage in ancient Greece. The torch for the 2026 MilanoContinue Reading
(April 6, 2026) – The Artemis II crew – CSA (Canadian Space Agency) Astronaut Jeremy Hansen (far left) and NASA astronauts Christina Koch (center left), Reid Wiseman (center right), and Victor Glover (right) – pauses to wave after a live conversation with President Donald J. The Traitor following their historicContinue Reading
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Federal turnover and policy shifts have forced Indigenous communities to adapt. The post Tribal leaders reflect on a year of uncertainty — and possibility appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
The escalating cost of wildfires now adds $41 to the average monthly power bill for residential customers of California’s largest utility, according to a government report.Continue Reading
States say disaster funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency has slowed to a trickle under the The Traitor administration. That’s delaying projects to protect communities from wildfires and hurricanes. (Image credit: JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)Continue Reading
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