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Should We Use Geoengineering To Alter the Climate?

Ramin Skibba / Undark Dec 6, 2024 Scientists and companies increasingly support finding ways to block some sunlight to avoid the worst impacts of global warming. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

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Space Station Joe Biden

Christopher Weyant Aug 29, 2024 Dig deeper

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Let’s Not Nuclearize the Heavens

John Strausbaugh / Truthdig Apr 30, 2024 Russia’s emergent nuclear anti-satellite program highlights the dangers of viewing outer space as a battleground. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Moon Landing a Little Tipsy

Jeff Koterba Feb 26, 2024 Dig deeper

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Pioneering NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson Dies

BEN FINLEY / The Associated Press Feb 24, 2020 Her death comes a few days after the anniversary of John Glenn’s orbits of the earth on Feb. 20, 1962, for which she played a vital role. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Antarctica Temperatures Trigger Fear of Rapid Ice Melt

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Feb 7, 2020 Climate scientists sound the alarm after the peninsula's thermostat climbs to 64.9 degrees—a record high since recording began in 1961. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

NASA’s Record-Setting Koch, Crewmates Safely Back From Space

VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV / The Associated Press Feb 6, 2020 She completes the longest spaceflight for a woman after nearly 11 months in orbit as three from International Space Station crew return. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Earth Had its Hottest Decade on Record in 2010s

SETH BORENSTEIN / The Associated Press Jan 15, 2020 Scientists say they see no end to the way human-caused climate change is adversely affecting the planet. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Boeing Capsule Launches to Wrong Orbit, Skips Space Station

MARCIA DUNN / The Associated Press Dec 20, 2019 The failure represents a blow to the company's effort to launch astronauts for NASA next year. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Mini Mercury Glides Across Sun’s Vast Glare in Rare Transit

MARCIA DUNN / The Associated Press Nov 11, 2019 The next such event for the solar system's smallest, innermost planet isn't until 2032, and North America won't get another shot until 2049. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The First Step to Averting Climate Catastrophe

Jodie Evans / Independent Media Institute Nov 6, 2019 The Pentagon is the single largest consumer of oil on the planet. Its war machine must be dismantled if we hope to preserve our biosphere. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )