Attempt to Drill Through Thwaites Glacier Is Foiled
Scientists lost their instruments within Antarctica’s most dangerously unstable glacier, though not before getting a glimpse at the warming waters underneath.
Environment & Sustainability
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Inside Mongabay with Isabel Esterman and the long arc of environmental reporting
For Isabel Esterman, journalism’s influence is often cumulative. It comes from staying with a subject long enough for the evidence to become harder to ignore. “It’s not one story,” she tells Alejandro Prescott-Cornejo, “but this collective body of reporting, and…
Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal: Teams Stop Flow of Core Stage Liquid Hydrogen for Troubleshooting
Teams have stopped the flow of liquid hydrogen through the tail service mast umbilical interface into the core stage after leak concentrations exceeded allowable limits. Stopping the flow allows engineers to perform troubleshooting procedures that were developed after Artemis I.…
Argentina fires ravage pristine Patagonia forests, fueling criticism of Milei’s austerity
LOS ALERCES NATIONAL PARK, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s Patagonia region is battling severe wildfires, with vast areas of Los Alerces National Park ablaze. The fires have destroyed over 45,000 hectares of native forests, forcing thousands to evacuate. Critics blame President…
Judge Deals Fifth Blow to Trump’s War on Offshore Wind Power
The court ruled that construction can restart on a wind farm off the coast of New York. The Trump administration had ordered work to stop in December.
Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal: SLS Upper Stage Propellant Loading Begins
The Moon is seen shining next to the SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher on January 28, 2026, at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA/Sam Lott As teams continue to…
Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal: Liquid Hydrogen Chilldown Underway for Upper Stage
The Moon is seen shining over the SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher on January 28, 2026, at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA/Sam Lott Teams began chilling down the liquid hydrogen…
Roman Early-Definition Astrophysics Survey Assessment
Roman Home About Roman Mission Overview Why is Roman Important? Who is Nancy Grace Roman? Frequently Asked Questions Mission Timeline Partners Meet the Team Science Overview Dark Energy Dark Matter Exoplanets Large Area Near-Infrared Surveys Observing with Roman General Investigator…
Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal: Core Stage Fast Fill Underway
NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft atop a mobile launcher is seen at Launch Complex 39B, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA/Jim Ross NASA teams have transitioned to…
Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal: Core Stage Slow Fill Begins
NASA’s crawler-transporter 2 carrying the agency’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, begins the 4.2-mile journey toward Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, Jan. 17,…