Heather Futrell Heliophysics Program Executive Heather Futrell is a program executive (PE) in NASA’s Heliophysics Division (HPD), managing the HelioSwarm and SunRISE (Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment) missions. She steers the development and implementation of these vital missions from design to orbit, ensuring effective collaboration between individuals at NASA HeadquartersContinue Reading
A view of the near side of the Moon, the side we always see from Earth, as seen from the Orion spacecraft. NASA The astronauts aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft captured this photo of the Moon’s near side on April 4, 2026. The image features dark patches at center and right;Continue Reading
(April 6, 2026) – Before going to sleep on flight day 5, the Artemis II crew snapped one more photo of the Moon, as it drew close in the window of the Orion spacecraft. Orion and the four humans aboard entered the lunar sphere of influence at 12:37 a.m. EDTContinue Reading
High costs, crowding and less-than-ideal land conditions make geothermal installations in downstate New York difficult—but not impossible. By Lauren Dalban The Rev. Kurt Gerhard stood near the lectern in Christ Church Bronxville. Beneath him, a network of pipes stretched into a nearby parking lot, where boreholes have been drilled hundredsContinue Reading
“D o governments have to do more? Absolutely, … without question. There is a gap between ambition and policies that’s large. It needs to clos e.” – Mark Carney, United Nations Climate Action & Financial Special Envoy. Now-Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke those words in 2021, comment ing on news thatContinue Reading
His name is ‘Fossi’. He’s depicted as a swirl of grey smoke. And he’s liable to lose his temper whenever his classmates blame him for the climate crisis. Fossi is the protagonist of Our Hidden Powers: The Big Switch, a children’s book launched last week by Swedish clean energy operatorContinue Reading
James Orr, until recently a relatively obscure academic theologian, now ranks among Reform UK’s most influential politicians, having been appointed as the party’s head of policy in February, following a four-month stint as a senior advisor to leader Nigel Farage. Orr’s friendship with U.S. Vice President JD Vance is widely known.Continue Reading
Global temperatures rises are projected to surpass 1.5°C (2.7°F) within the next decade, underscoring the urgency of the climate crisis.Continue Reading
Adopting a fresh approach to protecting planetary health would deliver stronger economies, fewer deaths and less poverty, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) insisted on Tuesday, as it released its most comprehensive assessment of environmental pressures facing the world.Continue Reading
Asteroid impacts may have helped kick-start life on Earth by creating hot, chemical-rich environments ideal for early biology. These impact-generated hydrothermal systems could have lasted thousands of years—long enough for life’s building blocks to form. Scientists now think these environments may have been common on early Earth, making them aContinue Reading
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A view of NASA’s Orion spacecraft following its outbound correction burn, refining the spacecraft’s trajectory toward the Moon. Orion and the four crew members of the Artemis II mission will conduct a flyby around the far side of the Moon on Monday, April 6. NASA Mission control teams in Houston andContinue Reading