Explore This Section Home Framework for Heliophysics Education About Helio Big Idea 1.1 Helio Big Idea 1.2 Helio Big Idea 1.3 Helio Big Idea 2.1 Helio Big Idea 2.2 Helio Big Idea 2.3 Helio Big Idea 3.1 Helio Big Idea 3.2 Helio Big Idea 3.3 Helio Missions Helio Topics EducationalContinue Reading
New laws aim to rework California’s climate spending, close an environmental review loophole and rein in electricity rates, among other measures.Continue Reading
The complaint alleges the oil operations pose severe risks to Atlantic and Antarctic ecosystems while unlawfully exploiting Argentine resources. By Katie Surma A proposed offshore oil project near the Falkland Islands threatens sensitive marine ecosystems—and Argentina’s sovereignty—and must be halted, an Argentine environmental group and a veterans’ organization alleged inContinue Reading
In a strategic retreat, the United Nations concedes that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst impacts of global warming. A report released Wednesday by the United Nations Environment Programme reveals that the planet will soon exceed the tem…Continue Reading
A vast plume rising from deep inside Earth may be responsible for mysterious movements along the East African Rift. The discovery reveals how forces deep in the mantle are working alongside shallower geological forces as the continent slowly pulls apart., Read MoreContinue Reading
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 2 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by aContinue Reading
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The decision comes as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in a landmark climate litigation case. By Lauren Dalban A federal judge has struck down New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act, ruling that it “conflicts with” federal authority. Continue Reading
Credit: NASA NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract Tuesday to develop the agency’s Mars Telecommunications Network, a next-generation communications system that will enable reliable, high-bandwidth communications and navigation services for current and future Mars missions. The firm-fixed-price contract has a maximum potential value of approximately $700 million to deliver aContinue Reading
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir prepares to enter the Quest airlock and complete a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. NASA NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot concluded their spacewalk outside the International Space Station at 3:29 p.m. EDT. During the 6-hour, 49-minute spacewalk, Meir and Adenot installedContinue Reading
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NASA/Clayton Rougelot On Aug. 24, technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida began installing the four RS‑25 engines in the core stage of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will carry the Artemis III crew into low Earth orbit in 2027. Each RS‑25 engine has a uniqueContinue Reading