Environment & Sustainability

Scientists say their work on fires and climate change could be lost as the agency moves its headquarters to Utah from Washington and shuts 57 research stations.

The Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy (MKWC) is on track to receive four male mountain bongos from European zoos, a move aimed at helping boost the population of one of Africa’s most endangered antelope. The transfer was led by experts from…

Inclusion on the agency’s draft Contaminant Candidate List doesn’t require the EPA to monitor or set limits on microplastics in drinking water. By Anika Jane Beamer Citing the Trump administration’s promise to “Make America Healthy Again,” the U.S. Environmental Protection…

The snap was taken aboard the Orion capsule by its commander, Reid Wiseman, as the crew head towards the Moon.

Jacob L. Keaton Director of International Space Station for Space Operations (acting) Jacob Keaton is the acting director of the International Space Station within NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate at the agency’s headquarters in Washington.   In this role, Keaton leads agency-level strategy, policy, integration, and stakeholder…

Christy Hansen  Director of Commercial Space Division (acting)  Christy Hansen is the acting director of the Commercial Space Division within NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate at the agency’s headquarters in Washington.    In this role, Hansen leads agency strategy, policy, integration, and engagement for NASA’s Commercial Low Earth…

A view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from one of the Orion spacecraft’s window after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. The image features two auroras (top right and bottom…

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Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, pilot of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) “Liberty Bell 7” spaceflight, enjoys a meal aboard the recovery ship, USS Randolph, following his 15-minute, 37-second suborbital space mission. NASA Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of…

As winter comes to the Canadian Arctic, muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) abandon the valleys and head to higher ground, where winds sweep away the snow. That’s where we go to find them, Allen Niptanatiak, chairman of the Kugluktuk Hunters and Trappers…