The Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft, carrying over 11,000 pounds of new science experiments, lab hardware, and crew supplies, is pictured moments before its capture with the Canadarm2 robotic arm. NASA The hatches are open between Northrop Grumman’s second Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft and the International Space Station following its roboticContinue Reading
3 Min Read Nutrition Research Arrives Aboard Space Station NASA astronaut Jessica Meir dines on fresh Mizuna mustard greens she harvested earlier that day aboard the International Space Station. Credits: NASA No matter how far humanity aims to travel or how ambitious the mission, nutrition will play a key roleContinue Reading
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NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist hugs the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha, Saturday, April 11, 2026. NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, hugs the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha, Saturday, AprilContinue Reading
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From the Cascades to the San Juans, the nearly snowless winter wasn’t the same everywhere. The post The West’s snow drought meant record dryness — but also record flooding appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has officially declared the emperor penguin endangered. The species’ population decline is largely attributable to man-made climate change.Continue Reading
Climate change is making the risk of disastrous chemical accidents more likely. But the EPA wants to gut recently enhanced safety requirements for hazardous facilities. By Liza Gross Raschelle Grandison had just walked out her front door to grab something from her car on a chilly March morning in 2019Continue Reading
Dawn L. Oliver Acting Chief Counsel Dawn L. Oliver serves as the acting chief counsel for NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, a role she assumed in January 2026. She is responsible for leading the Office of the General Counsel’s management and strategy, as well as providing legal advice andContinue Reading
Gray whales are beginning to break their long-established migration patterns, venturing into risky new territory like San Francisco Bay as climate change disrupts their Arctic food supply. But this unexpected detour is proving deadly: nearly one in five whales that enter the Bay don’t survive, with many struck by shipsContinue Reading
Amid the hum of milking equipment and the shuffle of cow hooves, PhD student Audrey Parker and her collaborators pull a wagon through a dusty path of a dairy barn, measuring an invisible greenhouse gas drifting through the air. Most engineering students wouldn’t expect their graduate research to take themContinue Reading