research-and-technology-mission-directorate-(rtmd)-leadership

Research and Technology Mission Directorate (RTMD) Leadership A listing of the leadership for NASA’s Research and Technology Mission Directorate and its divisions with links to their biographies. Learn More About NASA’s RTMD about Research and Technology Mission Directorate (RTMD) Leadership Office of the Associate Administrator for Research and Technology ResearchContinue Reading

nasa-office-of-strategic-capital

Topic Areas Missions Humans in Space Earth The Solar System The Universe Aeronautics Technology More Science NASA Office of Strategic Capital Strengthening America’s Space Supply Chain In partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), NASA’s Office of Strategic Capital (NOSC) is launching a multi-year initiative to strengthen the commercialContinue Reading

human-spaceflight-mission-directorate

Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate The Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate leads NASA’s human spaceflight and space-enabling activities across low Earth orbit, the Moon, and beyond. The directorate provides unified leadership for the agency’s systems, operations, and architectures to deliver on the next era of human spaceflight. Directorate Leadership Dr. Lori GlazeContinue Reading

ai’s-threat-to-mental-health-care

The U.S. is in the midst of an acute mental health crisis. In late May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 19% of adults have been told by a physician or therapist that they have a depressive disorder and 29% of U.S. high school students report thatContinue Reading

is-jd-vance-more-dangerous-than-the-traitor?

JD Vance said on Friday that the U.S. wins “either way” in negotiations with Iran. “If we make the final deal, then great,” Vance told HBO’s Bill Maher. “If we don’t make the final deal, their nuclear program is still destroyed. They’re still much weaker as a country.” Just hoursContinue Reading

across-europe,-heat-adaptation-plans-are-being-put-to-the-test

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. France has been preparing for climate-fueled heat waves for more than two decades. In 2003, more than 14,800 people died as summer temperatures hovered above 95 degrees Fahrenheit for two weeks. The devastating event led French policymakers toContinue Reading

James Webb uncovers exotic salt clouds on a mysterious pink world

Astronomers led by Northwestern University have uncovered an unusual feature surrounding the famous “Pink Planet”: skies filled with salty clouds. For more than a decade, the ancient world, known for its pinkish haze, has remained one of astronomy’s enduring mysteries. As one of the coldest planetary-mass companions ever directly imaged, it is so faint thatContinue Reading

NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission

This photo provided by NASA shows Kieran Wilson, LINK’s principal investigator, and Hunter Robertson, a space systems engineer, both at Katalyst Space, standing next to their spacecraft inside the SES (Space Environment Simulator) at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., April 17, 2026, ahead of thermal vacuum testing. (Sophia Roberts/NASA via AP) SophiaContinue Reading

The Important Missing Word That
Discredits the Centrists’ New Letter

So Democratic Congressman Tom Suozzi of Long Island has come out swinging against the socialists. “We are capitalist, not socialist,” reads a letter that The New York Times reports he and 14 other legislators signed and began circulating last week. This went out Thursday, two days after three self-described democratic socialists backed by New YorkContinue Reading