NASA Remembers Former Johnson Director Jefferson Howell

July 3, 2025 Jefferson Davis Howell, Jr., former director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, died July 2, in Bee Cave, Texas. He was 85 years old. Howell was a champion of the construction of the International Space Station, working on a deadline to complete the orbiting lab by 2004. He oversaw four spaceContinue Reading

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Friday on the News Hour, the Supreme Court completes another historic term with rulings that expand presidential authority and could have far-reaching consequences. As extreme heat becomes a dangerous new normal, doctors warn that high temperatures are posing more risks to the human body. Plus, we visit the National MuseumContinue Reading

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Scientists, experts say, need to help protect democracy, “the system of government in which science, health and humanity are most likely to thrive.” By Bob Berwyn As autocratic regimes around the world increasingly step up attacks on scientists and academic freedom, a team of researchers has published a new anti-autocracyContinue Reading