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Mihailo Derek Rutovic Director, Airborne Science Program, Earth Science Division Derek Rutovic has served as the director of the Airborne Science Program (ASP) since June 2025. As the ASP director, he is responsible for managing the cost, schedule, and performance…
Dr. Ed Nowottnick Program Manager, Radiation Sciences Program, Atmosphere, Earth Science Division Ed Nowottnick serves as the program scientist for the Radiation Sciences Program for the Atmosphere within NASA’s Earth Science Division’s Research and Analysis (R&A) Program since March 2025.…
NASA Space Apps announced Thursday 10 winners of the 2025 NASA Space Apps Challenge. During this two-day hackathon, participants gathered at 551 local events across 167 countries and territories to showcase their STEM skills and proposed ways to transform NASA’s…
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke works inside the NanoRacks Bishop airlock and installs technology demonstration hardware that may support orbital debris capture techniques or future space mining on small asteroids. NASA The Expedition 74 crew’s research schedule was filled with biomedical…
Dr. K. Emma Knowland Atmosphere Program Manager – Tropospheric Composition Research Dr. K. Emma Knowland is a Program Manager and Program Scientist at NASA HQ in the Science Mission Directorate’s Earth Science Division, where she manages the Tropospheric Composition Program…
Dr. Amanda Whitehurst Biosphere Program Manager Dr. Amanda Whitehurst currently serves as the Program Manager for Biosphere in NASA Earth Science Research and Analysis Element. Amanda is also a Program Scientist for GEDI, LVIS, STV, and NISAR. In 2020, she…
Seven threatened galaxy frogs (Melanobatrachus indicus) are gone from a research site in India’s Western Ghats after photographers seeking images of the rare, star-patterned amphibians destroyed their delicate forest floor habitat, according to a study published in Herpetology Notes. Researchers…
Janet Daniels Data Scientist, Lead/Supervisor, Contractor, Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) Project, Climate Science Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center Janet Daniels received her BS degree in mathematics with departmental honors from Christopher Newport University, Newport…
Europe has some of the world’s most ambitious climate goals, but in recent months it has backtracked on rules governing automobile emissions and deforestation.
OSTEND, Belgium — In late October, Storm Benjamin blew across Belgium and other parts of Western Europe, bringing strong winds and rain that knocked down trees and damaged homes. Powerful waves pummeled Belgium’s shoreline, eroding some parts. Jagged, cliff-like formations…