Science Apr 12 NASA sets its sights on Artemis III following astronauts' historic moon flyby By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Science Apr 11 Cheers welcome Artemis II astronauts home after record-breaking trip The crew of four arrived at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center and Mission Control, flying in from San Diego, where they splashed down just offshore the evening before. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Science Apr 10 Will more Americans embrace renewable energy after the latest oil price surge? As the impact from the war in Iran grinds on, Americans are feeling it at the gas station. Evangelists for clean energy say the oil shock is an opportunity to embrace the transition to renewable power like wind and solar. By William Brangham
Apr 10 Watch Will more Americans embrace renewable energy after the latest oil price surge? As the impact from the war in Iran grinds on, Americans are feeling it at the gas station. Evangelists for clean energy say the oil shock is an opportunity to embrace the transition to renewable power like wind and solar. By William Brangham, Solveig Rennan, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert
Science Apr 10 Watch 7:03 How worried should Americans be as AI threatens jobs? Americans are anxious about their jobs and whether artificial intelligence is coming for them. Some prominent voices call it catastrophic, others say it's hype. The data, so far, is somewhere in between and deeply contested. Geoff Bennett spoke with Josh… By Geoff Bennett, Murrey Jacobson
Apr 10 How will NASA get the Artemis II crew safely back on Earth? Here's the science behind splashdown By Marcos Fernandez Tous, The Conversation While splashdown can be harrowing – the spacecraft will hurdle through the atmosphere faster than the speed of sound and reach temperatures in the thousands of degrees – NASA has been doing it for decades. Continue reading
Apr 09 States are struggling to meet their clean energy goals. Blame data centers By Jessica Hill, Associated Press Nevada's largest utility says it will need three times the electricity required to power Las Vegas just to handle proposed data centers — and it probably can't do that without fossil fuels. Continue reading
Apr 09 The U.S. smashed heat records in March. Just wait for El Niño this summer By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press March’s persistent heat was unseasonably intense, and the next year or so looks to turn the dial up on global warmth even more, as some forecasts predict a brewing El Niño will reach superstrength. Continue reading
Apr 09 This 1.9 billion-year-old bedrock will soon house the world's 1st permanent nuclear waste site By James Brooks, Stephanie Liechtenstein, Associated Press After decades of construction, the world's first facility for permanently disposing spent nuclear fuel is set to begin operations in Finland, becoming a final resting place for tons of dangerous radioactive waste. Continue reading
Apr 09 WATCH: Artemis II crew splashes down on Earth after historic trip around the moon By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Artemis II’s astronauts returned from the moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than a half-century. Continue reading