Mar 30 WATCH: NASA holds news conference on Artemis II launch as 2-day countdown begins By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA began the countdown Monday for humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years. Continue reading
Mar 30 Apollo's old-timers root for NASA's return to the moon with Artemis II launch By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The people who toiled night and day to put astronauts on the moon during Apollo are thrilled that NASA is finally going back. They just wish these Artemis moonshots had happened sooner while more of Apollo’s workforce was still alive. Continue reading
Mar 28 Arctic sea ice shrank to tie its lowest winter level as unprecedented heat shatters records globally By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the season when ice grows, as a warming Earth shattered records across the continents. Continue reading
Mar 28 Meet the Artemis crew on NASA's first moon mission in more than half a century By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press This first Artemis crew includes a woman, a person of color and a Canadian, products of a more diversified astronaut corps. Continue reading
Mar 27 He suddenly couldn't speak in space. NASA astronaut says his medical scare remains unsolved By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The astronaut who prompted NASA’s first medical evacuation earlier this year said Friday that doctors still don’t know why he suddenly fell sick at the International Space Station. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 6:57 How climate change has powered the heat wave blanketing much of the U.S. By Ali Rogin, Karina Cuevas A massive heat dome has been spreading across much of the United States this month, with temperatures reaching historic highs. But it's not an isolated spike. In recent weeks, the country has grappled with a series of extreme weather events. Continue watching
Mar 24 Did you remember to pack the antimatter? CERN takes antiprotons for a short drive By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Scientists in Geneva took some antiprotons out for a spin — a very delicate one — in a truck, in a never-tried-before test drive that has been deemed a success. Continue reading
Mar 24 'Basically the entire U.S. is going to be hot' as record-smashing heat spreads By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press And it's not going away for awhile. Continue reading
Mar 22 Why Colorado River negotiations stalled and how they could restart By Karen Schlatter, Sharon B. Megdal, The Conversation The current Colorado River negotiations process includes all five of the most common sources of conflict in any process seeking compromise. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch How the Artemis moon missions are shaping the next era of exploration By William Brangham, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert, Solveig Rennan Sandbulte Nearly 60 years after NASA sent the first humans to ever land on our moon, the U.S. is going back with a series of increasingly difficult missions. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores the Artemis program and what new discoveries NASA… Continue reading