Researchers identified 24 new creatures and an entire superfamily of species in the Pacific, all while NOAA moves to fast-track deep-sea mining permits there. By Johnny Sturgeon Beneath the neon lights of a laser-scanning microscope, newly classified species glow in vivid greens and oranges—a far cry from the pitch-black abyssContinue Reading
David Cheney Program Executive, Heliophysics Division David Cheney is a program executive in the Heliophyics Division of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA. Cheney is managing the NASA contribution to the SOLAR-C mission, which is an international collaboration led by Japan with the purpose of obtaining detailed spectrum of structuresContinue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community NASA Astrophysics Division… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources NASA Astrophysics Division Announces the ASTRA Initiative 26 March 2026 https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/astro/documents/ASTRA_Web_Update_2026-03-25.pdf NASA’s greatest telescopes continue to expand our frontiersContinue Reading
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video After growing through the fall and winter, sea ice in the Arctic reached its annual maximum extent on March 15, 2026, peaking at coverage area of 5.52 million square miles (14.29 millionContinue Reading
X-ray: Chandra: NASA/CXC/SAO, XMM: ESA/XMM-NEWTON, IXPE:NASA/MSFC; Optical: NSF/NOIRLab; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Schmidt NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) mission has taken a new observation of a supernova, RCW 86, seen here in an image released on March 24, 2026. This observation helps fill in a fuller picture of what otherContinue Reading
Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community NASA APD Announces ASTRA… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Early Career Workshops Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources NASA Astrophysics Division Announces ASTRA Initiative 26 March 2026 DearContinue Reading
Tribal leaders say previous cuts have already impacted the government’s ability to carry out programs in Indian Country. The post Bureau of Indian Affairs could face reorganization, deeper staff cuts appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
The National Park Service has reportedly blacklisted SFGate over critical coverage. L.A. Times reporters have also noticed changes in how the agency communicates.Continue Reading
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An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured this broad view of Puerto Rico, where lush green terrain gives way to a drier southern coast, on April 6, 2024. NASA Dengue remains a serious public health threat in Puerto Rico and a growing concern in parts of the mainland UnitedContinue Reading
Los miembros de la tripulación de Artemis II —el astronauta de la CSA (Agencia Espacial Canadiense) Jeremy Hansen y los astronautas de la NASA Christina Koch, Victor Glover y Reid Wiseman— salen de los alojamientos de la tripulación de astronautas, situados en el Edificio de Operaciones y Comprobación Neil Armstrong,Continue Reading
Explore Hubble Science Hubble Space Telescope NASA’s Hubble Detects… Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on HumanContinue Reading
A cow named Veronika has stunned scientists by using tools in a flexible and purposeful way. She chooses different ends of a brush depending on the part of her body and adjusts her movements accordingly. This level of tool use is incredibly rare and was previously seen mainly in primates.Continue Reading