Eight skiers dead in California avalanche, ninth presumed dead
Eight backcountry skiers were killed and a ninth is presumed dead after a massive avalanche swept over their tour group in a remote section of California’s Sierra Nevada, authorities said. #sierranevada #skiers #avalanche #death #usa #News #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story here: https://reut.rs/4tIQbZf 👉 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Keep up with theContinue Reading
Despite Relentless Attacks, Nearly Half a Million Workers Unionized in 2025
New data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows union representation grew by 463,000 in 2025, bringing the total number of workers represented by union contracts to 16.5 million. Thanks to years of sustained organizing, 11.2% of all wage and salary workers in the United States areContinue Reading
NHS joint ops disrupted amid bone cement supply problems
Nick Triggle Health correspondent Getty Images A shortage in medical cement is likely to lead to delays in some patients getting joint surgery, NHS bosses say. It comes after Heraeus Medical, the main supplier of bone cement to the health service, has had to temporarily halt production at its mainContinue Reading
Last Call for Summer Internships!
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community Last Call for Summer Internships! About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Last Call for Summer Internships! 18 February 2026 The deadline for NASA internships during summer 2026 isContinue Reading
Digital Surface and Terrain Models from Vantor’s Precision3D Product Line Added to Satellite Data Explorer
4 min read Digital Surface and Terrain Models from Vantor’s Precision3D Product Line Added to Satellite Data Explorer NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program announces the addition of three digital elevation and digital terrain products from Vantor’s Precision3D Product Line to its Satellite Data Explorer (SDX) data access andContinue Reading
NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition Program Releases Archived and Tasked Multispectral Data from Satellogic
CSDA Menu CSDA Commercial Data Commercial Datasets Commercial Satellite Data Explorer Satellite Data Evaluation CSDA Vendors Airbus U.S. BlackSky Capella Space GeoOptics GHGSat ICEYE Maxar Planet PlanetiQ Polar Geospatial Center Spire Teledyne Brown Engineering Tomorrow.io Umbra Program Activities Pilot Research Projects FAQs News 3 min read NASA’s Commercial Satellite DataContinue Reading
25 Arrested at HHS Protest as Activists Decry Proposed Ban on Trans Youth Care
Twenty-four people were arrested Tuesday after demonstrators blockaded the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, protesting proposed federal rules that critics say would effectively end access to gender-affirming care for transgender minors nationwide. More than 50 parents of trans youth and LGBTQ+ activists gathered outside theContinue Reading
Notes from the Field
2 min read Notes from the Field Looking at Chlorophyll from Space By Compton “Jim” Tucker Tucker began his ground studies using a handheld instrument built by one of his classmates. “The instrument was literally held together by masking tape and rubber bands.” NASA scientists are able to study plantsContinue Reading
42 Years of Measuring the Sun, the Earth and the Energy in Between
5 min read 42 Years of Measuring the Sun, the Earth and the Energy in Between By Denise Lineberry NASA’s Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS), a part of the NASA’s three satellite Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE), was designed to investigate how energy from the Sun is absorbed and re-emittedContinue Reading
U.S. tops Sweden in men’s hockey quarterfinal in overtime
U.S. tops Sweden in men’s hockey quarterfinal in overtime, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Ukraine needs $15 billion of funding to shield against Russia’s 2026 record terror waves: Kyiv has found only $584 million so far
The total need for the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) in 2026 is $15 billion, which will allow for the purchase of US-made Patriot missiles, according to Ukrinform. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says contributions to the PURL program have reached $584 million this year. In 2026, Russia increased the use of ballistic missilesContinue Reading
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1456: Russia is already at war with Europe — in gray zone it refuses to see
Exclusives Enter the “gray zone”: Russia is already at war with Europe. Germany’s wargame missed it. The Baltics called the exercise “insulting.” The wargame ignored their preparation—and the war Russia is already waging. The Ukrainian gun ‘bot could see at night. Its Russian foe couldn’t. Guess who won.. In aContinue Reading
Healthcare Professionals, Scientists and Children Sue the EPA for Backtracking on Greenhouse Gas Regulation
Widely anticipated legal challenges question the agency’s reversal of the 2009 endangerment finding. The decision is “reckless, illogical and ignores the vast majority of public comments,” plaintiffs say. By Anika Jane Beamer Two lawsuits filed Wednesday in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals mark the beginning of a rocky legalContinue Reading