The SLS (Space Launch System) launches with the Artemis II crew aboard the Orion spacecraft on April 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Spurred by American ingenuity, astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission are in flight, preparing for the first crewed lunar flyby inContinue Reading
Georgia Peterson NASA Postdoctoral Researcher, Mars Climate Modeling Center (MCMC) Affiliation: NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) Division: Space Science and Astrobiology Division (ST) Branch: Planetary Systems Branch (STT) Email: georgia.a.peterson@nasa.gov Websites: MCMC Homepage | Personal Website Professional Biography My research focuses on the thermal and climate evolution of terrestrial planets.Continue Reading
Major reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are still on track, but procedural gridlock and a looming funding shortage hint at future problems. By Bob Berwyn At a time when cascading climate shocks are unfolding faster than scientists can track them, the UN’s scientific body that assesses globalContinue Reading
Explore This Section … Citizen Science Projects Impact Flash! Projects Highlights Publications NASA Citizen Scientists Science Activation Resources Impact Flash! Small space rocks—from grains of sand to ones as big as boulders—hit the Moon all the time. They travel extremely fast, at tens of kilometers per second. Most ofContinue Reading
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Emmanuel Boss, Ph.D., University of Maine Perseverance posed under sail as it approached Tasmania. Maxence Cagigal Del Solar from Gears Production For 50 days during the 2026 Austral summer (January to March), the PlanktoSpace team of 18 scientists, crew members, and passengers set sail on a unique mission. Our expedition traveled 7,200 miles across the Southern Ocean aboard the Perseverance, aContinue Reading
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A full Moon is pictured in 2023 just above the Earth’s horizon as the International Space Station orbited nearly 270 miles over a cloudy Pacific Ocean. NASA Robotics training and human research were the primary duties for the Expedition 74 crew aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. The orbitalContinue Reading
Scientists uncovered a rare baby dinosaur in South Korea and named it Doolysaurus after a famous cartoon character. Using cutting-edge CT scans, they discovered hidden bones—including a skull—inside rock much faster than traditional methods. The young dinosaur, possibly fluffy and lamb-like, even had stomach stones that reveal it ate aContinue Reading
As electric-bike usage has risen, so have e-bike injuries, and regulations in cities and states throughout the country are rapidly changingContinue Reading
In the The Traitor administration’s reorganization of the struggling agency, painful echoes of BLM’s past moves. The post Forest Service overhaul sows confusion, concern appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen at Launch Complex 39B, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II test flight will take NASA astronauts Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronautContinue Reading