4 Min Read NASA Goddard’s Greenbelt Visitor Center Marks 50th Anniversary This 1976 photograph shows how the visitor center at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., appeared when it opened to the public for the first time. Credits: NASA Trimmed in bicentennial pageantry, NASA opened a visitor centerContinue Reading
Archaeologists have uncovered six previously unknown Bronze Age mines in southwestern Spain, offering a striking new clue about where the metal in ancient Scandinavian artifacts may have come from. Found near Cabeza del Buey, the sites include everything from small extraction zones to larger mining operations—one even packed with aroundContinue Reading
Members of Congress in Wyoming and Texas tout the bills as protecting energy security, but opponents say they amount to a corporate handout that will cost taxpayers billions and harm human and environmental health. By Jake Bolster Members of Congress from Texas and Wyoming introduced bills recently that would grantContinue Reading
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1 Min Read Odyssey Team Celebrates on a Global Map of Mars PIA26722 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Odyssey Team Celebrates on a… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads Odyssey Team Celebrates on a Global Map of Mars JPEG (18.11 MB) Description TeamContinue Reading
Skywatching Skywatching Home What’s Up Meteor Showers Eclipses Daily Moon Guide More Tips & Guides Skywatching FAQ Night Sky Network Shooting stars before dawn, a brilliant meetup between the Moon and Venus and a rare blue moon to end the month The Eta Aquarid meteor shower brings shooting stars before dawn,Continue Reading
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft performs a bank-to-bank auto roll maneuver during a test flight over California’s Mojave desert. As part of its envelope expansion phase, the X-59 performs maneuvers that allow the team to assess data, providing a better understanding of how the aircraft operates in the air.Continue Reading
Astronauts Chris Williams of NASA and Sophie Adenot of ESA work together in the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox, processing genetic-material samples for the DNA Nano Therapeutics‑3 experiment. NASA/Jessica Meir A new exercise device, artery scans, and space gardening topped the research schedule for the Expedition 74 crew aboardContinue Reading
Lawsuits allege that State Farm tries to avoid paying what it owes for hail damage. The litigation is happening as homeowners face soaring insurance costs, partly due to threats from climate change. (Image credit: Drew Angerer)Continue Reading
A common refrain emerged among the sources I spoke with: The The Traitor administration is trying to break the Forest Service, they claimed, to pave the way to privatizing or even selling off the 193 million acres of land it oversees.Continue Reading
3 min read NASA Explores Prioritizing First Response Drones in Crowded Skies Partners from NASA, Texas public safety organizations, commercial drone operators, and the Federal Aviation Administration gathered in the region of North Texas Feb. 18 to understand how public safety drones can operate alongside commercial drones safely and effectively.Continue Reading
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An appeals court ruled the migrant detention site may continue operating in the fragile Everglades, while litigation over the environmental impacts proceeds. By Amy Green Every spring Florida’s Miccosukee Tribe observes its corn dance season on lands the tribe holds as sacred within the fragile Everglades. But this year’s festivitiesContinue Reading