“Designed to Break You”: Gaza Flotilla Activists Faced Violence, Sexual Abuse in Israeli Detention
“I could hear screaming the whole time.” Our guests Alex Colston and Haitham Arafat spent days in Israeli custody after being abducted from a humanitarian mission sailing to Gaza. They share accounts of violence, abuse and torture at the hands of Israeli soldiers. “The process that they have there inContinue Reading
A Bit of Good News for Right Whales
With 23 calves born this season, what does the mini baby boom for the critically endangered species mean? Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, Living on Earth From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by producer Aynsley O’Neill with Amy Warren, the scientific program officerContinue Reading
AI consumption is becoming ‘harder to justify’: Uber executive
Uber’s COO said the company should start discussing the costs of AI token consumption relative to its employee count., Uber’s COO said the company should start discussing the costs of AI token consumption relative to its employee count., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
America’s tech-filled classrooms are facing a backlash against school-assigned devices
Just a few years ago, America’s public schools were rushing to get every child a laptop. Los Angeles middle school teacher Anna Soffer remembers it well: “The idea was that technology is the future, so we need to put tech in every child’s hands.” Now, the conversation has flipped. AfterContinue Reading
Former Arsenal midfielder Partey named in Ghana squad ahead of World Cup
Ghana’s Thomas Partey, who joined Villareal from Arsenal in 2025, has pleaded not guilty to seven rape charges in UK., Ghana’s Thomas Partey, who joined Villareal from Arsenal in 2025, has pleaded not guilty to seven rape charges in the UK. Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has been named inContinue Reading
Armenia signs strategic partnership deal with US as election approaches
PM Nikol Pashinyan, who deepened ties with US, faces challenge from pro-Russia parties in upcoming parliamentary polls., PM Nikol Pashinyan, who deepened ties with US, faces challenge from pro-Russia parties in upcoming parliamentary polls. Armenia has signed a strategic partnership agreement bolstering ties with the United States, as Prime MinisterContinue Reading
Robotics, Science Underway as Cosmonauts Prep for Wednesday Spacewalk
Cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov (left) and Sergei Mikaev (right) are pictured inside the Poisk module’s airlock trying on their Orlan spacesuits as NASA flight engineer Jessica Meir (center) assists them. Sophie Adenot/ESA (European Space Agency) Robotics controllers wrapped up a weekend of swapping scientific hardware packed inside the SpaceX Dragon cargoContinue Reading
IR STIG Seminar Series, 1 June 2026
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community IR STIG Seminar Series, 1… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups Conferences Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources IR STIG Seminar Series Infrared Science and Technology Interest Group IR STIG about IR STIG Seminar Series Location VirtualContinue Reading
Moon Base
Moon Base The Moon Base is a home away from Earth for Artemis astronauts who will live and work at humanity’s first lunar outpost. NASA is leading global teams of innovators across international space agencies, industry, and academia to build the Moon Base and establish an enduring human presence nearContinue Reading
Moon Base Collaboration
Moon Base The Moon Base is a home away from Earth for Artemis astronauts who will live and work at humanity’s first lunar outpost. NASA is leading global teams of innovators across international space agencies, industry, and academia to build the Moon Base and establish an enduring human presence nearContinue Reading
Moon Base Media Resources
Moon Base The Moon Base is a home away from Earth for Artemis astronauts who will live and work at humanity’s first lunar outpost. NASA is leading global teams of innovators across international space agencies, industry, and academia to build the Moon Base and establish an enduring human presence nearContinue Reading
DARPA readies robotic deep-space repair satellite for 2026 launch
DARPA’s Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload resides in the cryogenic thermal vacuum chamber at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Naval Center for Space Technology in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 8, 2024. (Image credit: U.S. Navy | Sarah Peterson) DARPA is at last ready to test fueling up satellites in faraway Earth orbits, toContinue Reading
Nothing beats a beautiful sunset (from space) | Space photo of the day for May 26, 2026
A sunset captured from space on May 4, 2026. (Image credit: NASA/Chris Williams) There are few sights as unanimously adored as a sunset. From the beach to the driver’s seat of a car, a sunset looks beautiful from anywhere. And, as we can see in this photograph, sunsets might be even more spectacular from space.Continue Reading