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3 min read NASA’s IMAP Mission Captures ‘First Light,’ Looks Back at Earth All 10 instruments aboard NASA’s newly launched IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) mission have successfully recorded their first measurements in space. With these “first light” observations,…
3 min read NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory Reveals ‘First Light’ Images NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory has captured its first images from space, revealing rare views of Earth and the Moon in ultraviolet light. Taken on Nov. 17 — still months…
Marilé Colón Robles Project Scientist for NASA GLOBE Clouds, Contractor, Lidar Sciences Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center Follow Marilé About Marilé Colón Robles is the project scientist for NASA GLOBE Clouds and an education outreach coordinator at NASA…
Police in city of Pacific told residents to evacuate just hours after evacuation order had been lifted in nearby suburbs Residents near a breached levee in Washington state were told to evacuate early Tuesday, just hours after an evacuation alert…
Modelling suggests by 2050 main electricity market could run almost entirely on renewables without increase in generation cost Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The cost of generating electricity in an Australian grid powered by…
5 min read NASA, Partners Share First Data From New US-European Sea Satellite Sentinel-6B and Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich captured data on Nov. 26 of sea levels across a vast stretch of the Atlantic. Within the crisscrossing bands, red indicates higher…
The tax breaks, passed in late 2024, have produced both a flurry of data center projects and surging opposition across the political spectrum as communities fear skyrocketing electric and water bills, pollution and hulking complexes on former farmland. By Tom…
Across many parts of Africa’s Atlantic coastline, the sea is advancing several metres inland each year, destroying homes, infrastructure, farmland and heritage sites. Many coastal communities have already been erased from the map. Several factors combine to explain the threatening…
Pastoralists in rural Tanzania have been recognized globally for applying a blend of local knowledge and new technology in efforts to restore degraded land and provide pasture. The community-led project dubbed Sustainable Rangelands Initiative, developed by African People & Wildlife…
The Departments of Interior and Agriculture announced a new U.S. Wildland Fire Service. But layoffs, confusion and budget cuts have sparked doubts. By Kiley Price One of the most profound shifts in how the United States manages wildland fire is…