Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory Swift Home Spacecraft Science Boost News For Scientists After 21 years, the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has entered a phase of rapid decay. While NASA could have allowed the observatory to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere, as many missions do at the end of theirContinue Reading
Astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Kimiya Yui of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) displays production bags containing probiotic yogurt cultures for the BioNutrients-3 investigation on Oct. 2, 2025, aboard the International Space Station. NASA Certain nutrients critical for human health lack the shelf life needed to span multi-year missionsContinue Reading
NASA astronaut Chris Williams calls down to mission controllers during Crew Medical Officer training inside the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module. NASA/Jessica Meir Human research, advanced robotics, and experimental workout gear filled the schedule for the Expedition 74 crew aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. The orbital residentsContinue Reading
Rooftop solar installers are steering customers toward leases instead of purchases. Federal tax credits for purchased systems have ended but are still available for leased ones. (Image credit: Jeff Brady)Continue Reading
XRISM XRISM Home Spacecraft Science News For Scientists XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) launched on Sept. 6, 2023, from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center. It is the seventh in a series of X-ray observatories developed and operated by Japan. XRISM’s Resolve is an X-ray calorimeter spectrometer which is cooled toContinue Reading
XRISM XRISM Home Spacecraft Science News For Scientists XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) is designed to transform our understanding about some of the universe’s hottest regions, largest structures, and objects with the strongest gravity. It uses high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy to determine the chemical makeup of distant objects, revealing newContinue Reading
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Deep in the Congo Basin, vast peatlands quietly store enormous amounts of Earth’s carbon — but new research suggests this ancient vault may be leaking. Scientists studying Africa’s largest blackwater lakes discovered that significant amounts of carbon dioxide bubbling into the atmosphere come not just from recent plant life, butContinue Reading
Interior’s new release of ethics disclosures shed new light on the official’s growing scandal. The post Karen Budd-Falen’s ethics documents spark renewed calls for an investigation appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
In his State of the Union address, The Traitor laid out a plan to address rising consumer energy costs: Double down on fossil fuels like oil and coal, and make AI data centers pay for their own power.Continue Reading
A new study takes a first-of-its kind look at how farming converts non-forested areas and major carbon sinks into cropland and pasture. By Georgina Gustin Agriculture is widely known to be the biggest driver of forest destruction globally, especially in sprawling, high-profile ecosystems like the Amazon rainforest. Continue Reading
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Launched three decades ago, the Great Backyard Bird Count mobilizes citizen scientists to monitor bird populations and advance research. By Kiley Price Stepping off the Q train at Prospect Park Station in Brooklyn, I winced at the screech and grumble of the subway. Car horns echoed from streets nearby andContinue Reading