Sep 26 Watch 11:38 NASA crashes spacecraft into asteroid in attempt to knock it off course By Miles O'Brien, William Brangham, Courtney Norris NASA is trying an experiment to answer a question that’s straight out of science fiction. What could we do if a large object was hurtling through space on a collision course with Earth? Science Correspondent Miles O’Brien joined William Brangham… Continue watching
Sep 26 WATCH: NASA’s DART spacecraft crashes into an asteroid to test defense system By Svetla Ben-Itzhak, The Conversation Crashing the 1,340-pound DART probe into the small moonlet orbiting the asteroid Didymos should redirect its trajectory – and could be a model for how to save Earth in the future. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 5:31 Big Oil pledged to fight climate change, but do their actions line up? By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson To prevent catastrophic global warming, international groups say there should be no new investment in fossil fuel projects. The world's biggest energy companies support those goals publicly, but their spending and lobbying suggest they have no plans to slow down… Continue watching
Sep 24 NASA delays next Artemis 1 launch attempt due to potential hurricane By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA is skipping next week’s launch attempt of its new moon rocket because of a tropical storm that’s expected to become a major hurricane. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 3:51 News Wrap: Fears of recession trigger stock market sell-off In our news wrap Friday, a sell-off swept Wall Street and the world as rising interest rates intensify fears of a recession, counter-protesters marched in support of Iran's Islamic regime following growing unrest over a young woman's death in the… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 6:35 NASA engineer honored for work overseeing launch of James Webb Space Telescope By Judy Woodruff, Ian Couzens The Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals, or Sammies, are given out each year to celebrate our nation's public servants. NASA's Greg Robinson received the flagship award of Federal Employee of the Year for his work managing the construction… Continue watching
Sep 23 How ‘solar canals’ could help California reach sustainable energy goals By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado Last year, a study published in Nature Sustainability found that it may be possible to tap into the network of public water delivery canals as a way to both conserve water and advance the state’s renewable energy efforts. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 3:29 News Wrap: U.S. sanctions Iran’s ‘morality police’ after young woman’s death In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran's morality police as protests continue over the death of a young woman in custody, Republicans in the Senate blocked action on forcing the disclosure of "dark money" donors to… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 8:26 Hurricane exposes fragility of Puerto Rico’s energy grid despite large-scale investments By William Brangham, Cai Pigliucci Days after Hurricane Fiona swept across Puerto Rico, people there are still dealing with intense heat, a water shortage and a difficult history that has left the territory short on power and crucial needs. Yarimar Bonilla, the director of the… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 7:58 Global leaders pledge billions to combat infectious diseases after COVID causes setbacks By Dr. Alok Patel and Caleb Hellerman, Global Health Reporting Center Alongside the United Nations General Assembly this week, a push for the fight against infectious diseases. Most countries signed on, but the U.K. is a holdout. As special correspondent Dr. Alok Patel reports, with governments’ budgets tightening, there is concern… Continue watching