WASHINGTON — Congress has approved a fiscal year 2026 spending bill that largely restores funding proposed for deep cuts to NASA while canceling one major mission. The Senate voted 82-15
WASHINGTON — Congress has approved a fiscal year 2026 spending bill that largely restores funding proposed for deep cuts to NASA while canceling one major mission. The Senate voted 82-15
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Oregon Air National Guard ground crew guides one of the NASA’s newest F-15 aircraft onto the ramp at the
4 Min Read NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Wraps Up Space Station Science NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission with agency astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya
WASHINGTON — Arianespace will begin launches for its largest commercial customer in February as it works to ramp up its flight rate and attract additional business. Arianespace announced Jan. 15
Tarter Award — SETI Institute The SETI Institute announced that nominations are now open for the 2026 Tarter Award for Innovation in the Search for Life Beyond Earth. The Tarter
A Tributary channels identified in the northward facing promontory of the Southeast Coprates Chasma and Strahler orders characterizing the geometry of the channel networks in the various drainage basins. B
Maps of the study site. A) Toarcian palinspastic and paleoenvironmental reconstruction with paleoclimate belts; modified from Sinha et al. (2021) and references therein. B) Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of the western Tethys
New research shows that diverse populations of organisms can persist in the soil despite harsh and extremely dry conditions. Credit Jan Voelkel – University of Cologne A new study shows
Left: Reflectance spectra of photosynthetic organisms on rock, mineral, and snow/ice abiotic surfaces with Archean, Proterozoic, and Modern atmospheric compositions (planetary spectra provided by Anna Grace Ulses, Univ. of Washington).
Graphical Abstract — American Chemical Society A substance poisonous to humans — hydrogen cyanide — may have helped create the seeds of life on Earth. At cold temperatures, hydrogen cyanide






