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A prototype of a lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic thruster was tested in a special chamber at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in February 2026. With further development, thrusters like this could be part of a nuclear electric propulsion system powering human missions to…
Millions of people watched the historic launch of Artemis II and were captivated by the mission’s 10-day journey around the Moon as NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen ventured…
Jerry Traster Director, Human Capital Office Jerry Traster is the director of the Human Capital Office at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. In this role, he is responsible for leading the center’s human resources strategy and ensuring the workforce…
Shareholder agm briefly adjourned after protesters wearing T-shirts labelled ‘No more big oil’ burst into song The chair of NatWest was forced to defend the bank against accusations of “climate backtracking” at a chaotic annual shareholder meeting, which was temporarily…
Principal Investigator(s): Jason Williams, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Overview: The Cold Atom Laboratory examines investigates quantum phenomena by cooling atoms to near absolute zero. Two hardware upgrades launched on NG-24 expand the laboratory’s capabilities on the International Space Station. The SM-3X module collects more atoms…
Though solar was initially blamed for loss of power, renewables have helped insulate Spain from gas price rises caused by war in Middle East One year ago today, all of Spain, and much of Portugal, suffered through a blackout of…
Figure 1. As a spacecraft orbiting Earth crosses the boundaries of different regions surrounding the planet, various events can occur (e.g., increased penetrating radiation). Detection of these events can trigger the autonomous execution of desired onboard activities without human intervention…
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US generated more power from renewables like solar and wind than fossil fuels recently for a full month in a first Donald Trump has wielded the full might of his administration to crush the progress of clean energy, which has…
Climate group calls for urgent windfall tax on excess fossil fuel profits, as delegates tell Colombia conference their nations are suffering The Middle East oil and gas crunch will impose as much as a trillion dollars of additional costs on…