NASA Award Boosts Space Technology Research Capabilities
2 Min Read NASA Award Boosts Space Technology Research Capabilities NASA is introducing a new funding opportunity to accelerate academic research and technology development. The Minority University Research and Education Project Space Technology Artemis Research (M‑STAR) application window opened Thursday and will remain open through 11:59 p.m. EDT on Tuesday,Continue Reading
7 Pride Collections And LGBTQ+ Businesses To Shop That Actually Give Back
Pride has always been about visibility, but increasingly, it’s also about where we choose to spend our dollars. From queer founders building brands with purpose to major companies creating collections that directly support LGBTQ+ organizations, this year’s Pride shopping lineup offers more than rainbow packaging. Whether it’s celebrating queer historyContinue Reading
Martin Annett
Martin Annett Structures and Materials, Associate Director, Research Directorate at NASA’s Langley Research Center Martin Annett is the Associate Director of the Structures and Materials Division at NASA’s Langley Research Center, where he leads cutting-edge research in structures and materials in support of aeronautics and space missions. He has recentlyContinue Reading
I Am Artemis: Elkin Norena
3 Min Read I Am Artemis: Elkin Norena Listen to this audio excerpt from Elkin Norena, resident management officer, NASA’s Space Launch System Program: 0:00 / 0:00 Your browser does not support the audio element. NASA’s Elkin Norena has helped the agency launch more than a dozen space shuttle missionsContinue Reading
This Is How ICE Comes to Europe
Last June, train stations across France were transformed into impromptu immigration checkpoints. Citing a “surge” in illegal immigration, France’s then-interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, dispatched 4,000 police and immigration agents to more than 800 stations across the country. They boarded more than 1,200 trains and arrested nearly 700 people; around 200Continue Reading
US slaps sanctions on Cuba’s oil and gas company, accusing it of weaponising energy
Cuba is already struggling under a decades-old embargo and a lack of petroleum as the US keeps pushing for a change in its economic and political model.Continue Reading
World Cup street art returns to Rio de Janeiro
Rio’s Tijuca and Saude neighbourhoods paint streets for Brazil’s World Cup dream, turning whole blocks into murals in green and yellow.Continue Reading
World Cup Kicks Off in Mexico Amid Protests Against Austerity and Forced Disappearances
We continue our World Cup coverage in Mexico City, where local protesters are using the global event to bring attention to their causes. A sit-in by a teachers’ union is targeting World Cup festivities. And “the mothers of disappeared people have been protesting, trying to reach the stadium in theContinue Reading
U.K. defense secretary resigns, saying the government isn’t willing to spend enough on the military
LONDON — U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey unexpectedly quit on Thursday, saying the government is unwilling to spend enough on the military at a time of “rising threats.”, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Numerous Pentagon floors on lockdown, evacuated due to ‘hazardous materials incident’
Several floors of the Pentagon have been evacuated or placed on lockdown due to an ongoing “hazardous materials incident,” according to CNN. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell told the news outlet that systems within the Pentagon “have detected an air quality issue necessitating precautionary measures until we determine its significance.” ParnellContinue Reading
Democrats promised upset, Republicans deliver another baseball blowout instead
Republicans beat Democrats 11-2 Wednesday night in the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity at Nationals Park, extending their winning streak to six games, according to Roll Call and Fox 5 DC. The annual game dates back to 1909 and provides members of Congress with a rare bipartisan setting, away fromContinue Reading
WATCH: Sagrada Familia Basilica illuminates during Pope Leo’s video
Pope Leo XIV blessed Antoni Gaudi’s architectural masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona, on Wednesday. The pope called the church a “sign of unity and harmony for all of Spain” and a marvel of “stones, colors and light.” His remarks come exactly 100 years after Gaudi’s death. A magnificentContinue Reading












