Dr. Robert H. Goddard and a liquid oxygen-gasoline rocket in the frame from which it was fired on March 16, 1926, at Auburn, Mass. Esther Goddard, from the Clark University archive From the voyages of spacecraft to the Moon and beyond, to the launches of satellites that help us navigate,Continue Reading
Download PDF: A Combination of Techniques Leads to Improved Friction Stir Welding The NESC developed several innovative tools and techniques during an assessment to find the root cause of poor tensile strength and low topography anomalies (LTA) in welds formed using a solid-state welding process called self-reacting friction stir weldingContinue Reading
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March 16, 2026: International Space Station Configuration. Three spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon, the Soyuz MS-28 crew ship, and the Progress 93 resupply ship. NASA The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 92 spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station at 9:24 a.m. EDT Monday, backing awayContinue Reading
Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our health. But how long plastics take to degrade and how environmental bacteria work together to break them down is still largely unknown. Understanding how plastics are broken down by microbes could help scientistsContinue Reading
Winter has brought California’s Sierra Nevada a below-average amount of snow, and the snowpack has been shrinking for weeks.Continue Reading
The distinctive smell of ancient mummies is helping scientists decode the secrets of Egyptian mummification. By analyzing tiny traces of chemicals in the air around mummy samples, researchers identified dozens of compounds linked to oils, resins, beeswax, and bitumen used during embalming. The chemical clues reveal that mummification grew increasinglyContinue Reading
The state plans to pay for induction stoves to be installed in 10,000 apartments across New York City. A Bronx walk-up provides an early look at what’s to come. By Lauren Dalban Facing each other, two appliance installers strapped a 350-pound stove to their bodies, with thick black cords wrappedContinue Reading
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has selected Hannah Mary Goodlad, a senior figure at Norway’s state oil company, Equinor, as its candidate for the Shetland Islands’ seat in parliamentary elections this May. Locals and political opponents have accused Equinor, which has given Goodlad a leave of absence to campaign, ofContinue Reading
On a chilly Monday just before Thanksgiving, residents of Archbald, Pennsylvania hurried from work in the fading autumn light to snag seats in the old brick Borough Building for a 5 p.m. council meeting. After the roughly 50 seats quickly filled, people continued to pack the room, standing along the walls or wedging themselvesContinue Reading
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