Four Expedition 75 crew members gather together and review procedures for emergency scenarios. From left are, flight engineer Andrey Fedyaev of Roscosmos, station commander Jessica Meir of NASA, and Roscosmos flight engineers Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina. NASA/Anil Menon The Expedition 75 crew had a light duty day on FridayContinue Reading
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 members suit up in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launch to the International Space Station on Feb. 13, 2026. From left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and ESAContinue Reading
Winners of NASA HRP’s Artemis II Data Methodology Challenge The full Moon rises behind NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The Artemis II test flight, which launched in April 2026, took three NASA astronauts andContinue Reading
Poynting crater and Keeler crater are visible side by side in the lower right portion of this image of the Moon’s far side highlands. Poynting, positioned above, is a large impact crater with a well-defined rim and relatively smooth interior, indicative of material that has settled following the initial impact.Continue Reading
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California has quietly, but dramatically, increased the resiliency of its electrical grid through a significant expansion in battery energy storage.Continue Reading
As US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner head to Kyiv following what the White House described as “substantive” talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, FRANCE 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg talks about what he describes as a climate of scepticism in Ukraine that these latest negotiations could bring a long-awaited breakthrough…Continue Reading
Jon Rosenthal is up against far-right Republican Bo French, known for his Islamaphobic comments. By Martha Pskowski Jon Rosenthal, a Democratic state representative from Houston, is facing off against Bo French, a far-right Republican culture warrior from Fort Worth, for a seat on the commission that regulates the oil andContinue Reading
As earthquake rescue efforts across western Colombia continued on Tuesday, UN agencies said that they stood ready to help “with everything we’ve got”, in coordination with national authorities.Continue Reading
As multiple regions contend with unbearable heat, drought, wildfires and other extreme weather, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday underlined the crucial need for stronger forecasts and early warning systems to protect lives and livelihoods. Continue Reading
Scientists say that August was the hottest month ever recorded globally. In the U.S., summer temperatures also shattered heat records. (Image credit: Alex Wong)Continue Reading
Historic data and predictions suggest cases will rise in East Africa and southern regions, while the threat may ease in West and Central Africa., Read MoreContinue Reading
Volcanic rocks in Colombia are rewriting the timeline of the collision between Central and South America. Their magnetic signatures show that major tectonic deformation had already weakened by the late Miocene, suggesting the most intense collision occurred earlier than previously believed., Read MoreContinue Reading