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Cygnus XL Cargo Craft Solar Arrays Deploy Powering Flight to Station

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft, with its two prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays, is in the grasp of the Canadarm2 robotic arm before being released from the International Space Station on March 12, 2026. Credit: NASA/Jessica Meir Northrop Grumman’s…

Oil companies accused of massive accounting fraud in New Mexico

Oil companies ExxonMobil, Empire Petroleum, and their subsidiaries engaged in accounting fraud that could cost the state nearly $200 million, a lawsuit filed in New Mexico District Court alleges. If successful, plaintiffs say the case could change how old oil and gas assets…

The mother of orangutans

Dr Birutė Galdikas spent almost 50 years studying solitary and elusive orangutans in Borneo, at a time when no one believed it possible. Her pioneering work transformed scientific understanding of the great apes and their behavior.  She passed on March…

Cygnus XL Cargo Craft Launches to Resupply Expedition 74 Crew

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft launches atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on April 11, 2026. At 7:41 a.m. EDT, more than 11,000 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo launched to the International…

Artemis II Splashes Down

NASA/Bill Ingalls This image from April 10, 2026, captures NASA’s Orion spacecraft, with its parachutes deployed, seconds before splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. The Artemis II crew accomplished many milestones on their nearly 10-day mission, surpassing the Apollo 13 record…

Gas Industry Front Group Targets Democrats in Pennsylvania

The industry group pays politicians to convince voters that natural gas is the “most affordable and reliable energy source.” By Kiley Bense PHILADELPHIA—Sitting on a dais at the private Fitler Club for what was billed as a discussion about “the…