Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community AGN SIG Dissertation Jamboree,… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources AGN SIG Dissertation Jamboree! April 28-30, 2026 1pm-2pm ET 22 April 2026 We are thrilled to announce theContinue Reading
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that is second only to carbon dioxide in driving up global temperatures. But it doesn’t linger in the atmosphere for long thanks to molecules called hydroxyl radicals, which are known as the “atmosphere’s detergent” for their ability to break down methane. As the planetContinue Reading
Volcanoes and wildfires can inject millions of tons of gases and aerosol particles into the air, affecting temperatures on a global scale. But picking out the specific impact of individual events against a background of many contributing factors is like listening for one person’s voice from across a crowded concourse. MIT scientistsContinue Reading
A new study finds that the vast majority of climate-related claims made by the meat and dairy industry don’t hold up to scholarly scrutiny. By Georgina Gustin Five years ago, the world’s largest meat company took out a full-page ad in The New York Times, making a bold claim: “Bacon,Continue Reading
Extreme heat is pushing global food and farming systems to the brink, threatening the livelihoods of over a billion people as rising temperatures and more frequent heatwaves redefine how food is produced worldwide, a new UN report warns.Continue Reading
As the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu battles rising sea levels that threaten to put large parts of the island entirely underwater by the end of this century, its citizens are making efforts to safeguard their future while preparing for the worst impacts of climate change. Continue Reading
Ancient DNA from a tomb near Paris reveals a shocking prehistoric reset: one population vanished and was replaced by newcomers from the south. The two groups show no genetic connection, signaling a major upheaval around 3000 BC. Disease, including early plague, likely played a role, but wasn’t the only cause.Continue Reading
3 Min Read NASA’s 777 Aircraft Returns Home with Science Flights on the Horizon After heavy structural modifications in Waco, Texas, NASA’s 777 aircraft returns to Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Credits: NASA/Ryan Hill NASA’s Boeing 777 has returned to the agency’s fleet after undergoing heavy structural modifications asContinue Reading
Traci Patton Alternate Contracting Officer Representative Traci A. Patton, MSM, is a Contracting professional with NASA, recently appointed as an Alternate Contracting Officer Representative (ACOR) at NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI). Traci began her NASA career in 2017 at the Glenn Research Center (GRC) in Cleveland, Ohio,Continue Reading
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Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community AI/ML STIG Lecture, April 27,… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources AI/ML STIG Lecture, April 27, 2026 22 April 2026 The next AI/ML Science and Technology Interest GroupContinue Reading
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is photographed in the largest clean room at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The observatory is on track for delivery to the launch site at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in June and launch as soon as early September.Continue Reading