By Erica McNamee of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD A NASA G-V aircraft waits on the tarmac prior to taking off on the second flight of the day. NASA/Sofie Bates Thunderclouds roll over the sky, raindrops fall sporadically, but, with the humidity at 81 percent, I don’t evenContinue Reading
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Landsat images track mangrove forest expansion in the Padas River estuary in Malaysia between 2000 (left) and 2023. Zhen Zhang, Tulane University NASA satellite images show that mangrove forests, which protect shorelines, support coastal ecosystems, and store large amounts of carbon along saltwater coasts, are more resilient than scientists onceContinue Reading
Fly Foundational Robots Future Mission find out more Learn about Fly Foundational Robots FEATURE Space Roboticist Challenge FEATURE Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge The Fly Foundational Robots (FFR) mission represents a pivotal step in advancing robotic capabilities in space. By flight-testing robotic systems in an operational space environment, FFR establishes theContinue Reading
A train transports eight booster motor segments for the SLS (Space Launch System rocket) that will power NASA’s Artemis III mission from Northrop Grumman’s Railyard Shipping Facility in Corinne, Utah, June 2, to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA/Brandon Hancock The final booster motor segments for NASA’s SLS (SpaceContinue Reading
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS; Image processing by Gary Eason © CC BY NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this color-enhanced view of Jupiter’s northern hemisphere during its 61st close flyby of the giant planet on May 12, 2024. Citizen scientist Gary Eason made this image using raw data from the JunoCam instrument, applying digital processingContinue Reading
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Hidden beneath Arctic waters, beluga whales have long kept their family lives a mystery. By analyzing DNA from more than 600 belugas in Alaska’s Bristol Bay over 13 years, researchers uncovered a surprisingly flexible mating system: both males and females regularly have offspring with different partners over their lifetimes., ReadContinue Reading
Regulators insist they’re committed to protecting health and the environment, yet continue to allow growers to use a deadly chemical banned in 40 countries. By Liza Gross California regulators passed a rule in January 2024 that they said would protect communities from one of the state’s most popular, and dangerous,Continue Reading
Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community Fornax Initiative at AAS 248,… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups Meetings Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Early Career Workshops Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Fornax Initiative at the 248th AAS Meeting The meeting will beContinue Reading
A mining company sent an advanced ship to try to pluck valuable minerals from the deep ocean. Here’s how it worked.Continue Reading
A decade-old treatment plant in San Diego County, Calif., could leave more water in the Colorado River for states facing severe shortages.Continue Reading