Apr 30 Steady Stream of Space Debris Rains Down on Earth Low Earth Orbit is the region of space within 1,200 miles of the Earth's surface. It is the most concentrated area for orbital debris. Photo by NASA Orbital Debris Program Office. Update: May 1 | On a January… Continue reading
Apr 25 Space Junk Threatens Cascade of Collisions The sheer amount of debris in low-Earth orbit is tipping space dangerously close to a cascade of hazardous collisions, scientists announced at a four-day international meeting on the subject this week. And there is an "urgent need" to… Continue reading
Apr 24 Creating a Whole New Planet for Math and Science As part of an ongoing web series, NewsHour profiles STEM teachers who have found innovative ways to teach their students about math and science. EmbedVideo(6298, 482, 304); Video by Rebecca Jacobson and Cindy Huang. Jerriel Hall meets his 23… Continue reading
Apr 22 Seattle's Bullitt Center Bills Itself as 'World's Greenest Office Building' Seattle's Bullitt Center bills itself as the world's greenest office building for its local and sustainable materials. Video courtesy of KCTS9/Earthfix Before skyscrapers, Seattle's waterfront held little more than tide flats edged with evergreen forests. Those forests ran off the… Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch Crowdsourced Sleuthing Offers Extra Eyes and Ears, Some Wrong Turns Crowdsourced Sleuthing Offers Extra Eyes and Ears, Some Wrong Turns… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch Rise of Domestic Drones Draws Questions About Privacy, Limiting Use Rise of Domestic Drones Draws Questions About Privacy, Limiting Use… Continue watching
Apr 18 World Bank President: Climate Change Is Urgent 'Today' Problem By Cindy Huang Thursday on the NewsHour, Kim speaks with Jeffrey Brown about a new initiative to address extreme poverty around the world. In an extended conversation, Kim also addressed the urgency of climate change and how World Bank is working to combat… Continue reading
Apr 18 How Do You Build a Do-it-Yourself Drone? By Crispin Lopez Washington, D.C., resident Timothy Reuter's interest in drones started with reading about low cost do-it-yourself kits. Continue reading
Apr 18 Two Earth-Sized Planets with Earth-Like Temperatures Discovered by Kepler The artist's concept depicts Kepler-62e, a super-Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of a star smaller and cooler than the sun, located about 1,200 light-years from Earth in the constellation Lyra. Photo by NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech. Two Earth-sized planets with… Continue reading
Apr 18 How Are Drones Used in the U.S.? By Larisa Epatko The drone debate usually centers around U.S. use of the unmanned aircraft in other countries, such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen, to target terrorists. But how are drones used in the United States and how far are we from miniature… Continue reading