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Bill Frist, a surgeon who also served as Senate majority leader, has emerged as an outspoken advocate for environmental health. “A healthier planet means healthier people,” he said.Continue Reading
The snowfall from last winter disappeared a month sooner than usual, after two early hot spells. Huge volumes of exposed ice are now starting to vanish.Continue Reading
In addition to high-stakes U.S. House races, California voters in November will also weigh in on a slew of ballot measures.Continue Reading
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams pose with a pair of spacesuits inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock. NASA/Jessica Meir Cartilage engineering and cardiac research to advance human health on and off the Earth topped Monday’s research schedule aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 74 crew membersContinue Reading
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Technicians and engineers inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida rotate the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to vertical Thursday, June 25, 2026, using precision handling hardware. NASA/Sydney Rohde (Rocz) NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has completed important prelaunch milestones as itContinue Reading
NASA/Keegan Barber NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman leads a flyover featuring his personally owned Northrop F-5 Tiger during the Great American State Fair on July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. For 250 years, America has pushed the boundaries of what’s possible. From the earliest days of exploration,Continue Reading
This artist’s concept shows a quasar, which is a galaxy with large quantities of material spiralling into its central supermassive black hole. Extreme gravitational and frictional forces heat the material to millions of degrees, generating more light than all the stars in the galaxy combined. ESA Led by ESA (EuropeanContinue Reading
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Credit: NASA On Monday, NASA released a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking feedback from American companies on the next phase of its commercial space stations strategy, aimed at ensuring a seamless transition of activities in low Earth orbit from the International Space Station. “NASA’s review reflects what we’ve beenContinue Reading
5 Min Read NASA’s CAPSTONE Completes Extended Mission Testing Lunar Technologies The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) has achieved all primary and extended mission objectives. Credits: NASA As NASA prepares for a sustained human presence on the Moon, missions will increasingly require spacecraft that canContinue Reading
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 4:41 p.m. ET on July 4. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare — seen as the bright flash on the leftContinue Reading