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Mapping Dark Matter

NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, CXC This image released on June 30, 2025, combines data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to visualize dark matter. Researchers used Webb’s observations to carefully measure the mass of the…

Climate leaders warn of ‘overshoot’ into warming danger zone

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — After years of pushing the world to limit Earth’s warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, climate leaders are starting to acknowledge that the target set by the 2015 Paris Agreement will almost surely be breached. But they’re…

Dr. Michelle Hawkins

Dr. Michelle Hawkins Acting Deputy Associate Director for Research – NASA’s Earth Science Division Dr. Michelle Hawkins is the Acting Deputy Associate Director for Research in NASA’s Earth Science Division (ESD) at Headquarters in Washington, DC. In this role, she…

AAS 247 Joint PAG Session Questions

Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community AAS 247 Joint PAG Session… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources   AAS 247 Joint PAG Session Questions 14 October 2025 AAS…

Amber Dooley

Amber Dooley Senior Outreach Coordinator, Contractor, CLARREO Pathfinder (CPF) Mission, Proposal Development Office (PDO), Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center My goal at NASA LaRC is to help scientists & engineers successfully share their science story. Whether that story is…

Protesters blockade Cop30 summit over plight of Indigenous peoples

Munduruku people demand to speak to Brazil’s president, saying they are never listened to • Cop30: click here for full Guardian coverage of the climate talks in Brazil Protesters blockaded the main entrance to the Cop30 climate conference for several…

Sun Releases Strong Flare

The Sun emitted a strong flare, peaking at 3:30 a.m. ET on Nov. 14. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare…

Taylor Jordan

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction Across NOAA NOAA leadership