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NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station
NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, safely arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft carrying the trio docked to the Prichal module at 4:57 a.m. EDT after a three-hour, two-orbit journey from […]
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NASA Selects Goddard Safety and Mission Assurance Contractor
NASA Selects Goddard Safety and Mission Assurance Contractor NASA has selected ARES Technical Services to provide safety and mission assurance services at Goddard Space Flight Center and Wallops Flight Facility. The contract, valued at $226 million, will have a five-year effective ordering period starting on June 1, 2025, with an optional six-month extension. Under the […]
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Gateway’s First Habitation Module Arrives Stateside
Gateway’s First Habitation Module Arrives Stateside Gateway’s first habitation module, HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost), has arrived in Gilbert, Arizona after being fabricated in Turin, Italy. HALO will serve as a command and control hub for Gateway, supporting astronauts and providing essential services such as docking ports, data handling, and power distribution. The module will […]
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NASA+ to Stream Nomination Hearing for Next Agency Administrator
NASA+ to Stream Nomination Hearing for Next Agency Administrator Jared Isaacman will participate in a nomination hearing to become the next NASA administrator on April 9 at 10 a.m. EDT before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The nomination hearing will be streamed live on NASA+ and also available on the committee’s […]
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Back to Earth, Forward to the Future: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Returns
Back to Earth, Forward to the Future: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Returns NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 has returned to Earth after months of research, exploration, and teamwork aboard the International Space Station. The crew, consisting of NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, conducted over 150 unique experiments and logged over […]
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How the small autonomous region of Puntland found success in battling Islamic State in Somalia
How the small autonomous region of Puntland found success in battling Islamic State in Somalia Puntland, a small autonomous region in Somalia, has successfully battled Islamic State (IS) in Somalia, taking back several areas from the group’s control as part of Operation Hilaac. The Puntland Defense Forces, supported by international partners including the US and […]
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EPA must use the best available science − by law − but what does that mean?
EPA must use the best available science − by law − but what does that mean? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must use the “best available science” in its decision-making processes, as mandated by law. The best available science refers to reliable, unbiased, and objective scientific research that is based on current knowledge from […]
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Columbia University Replaced Its President as the White House Threatened Funding
Columbia University Replaced Its President as the White House Threatened Funding Columbia University has replaced its president, Dr. Katrina Armstrong, after her leadership threatened $400 million in federal funding, following a series of White House demands. The Trump Administration is threatening to withhold billions of dollars in funding from several universities across the country, including […]
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NASA Leaders to Participate in 2025 Space Symposium in Colorado
NASA Leaders to Participate in 2025 Space Symposium in Colorado Credit: NASA NASA acting Administrator Janet Petro and acting Associate Administrator Vanessa Wyche will lead the agency’s delegation at the 40th Space Symposium, Monday, April 7 through Thursday, April 10, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Petro will join Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Heather Pringle for […]
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NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim
NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim NASA/Josh Valcarcel NASA astronaut Jonny Kim poses for a portrait while wearing a spacesuit on July 17, 2024. In his first mission, Kim will serve as a flight engineer during Expedition 72/73 on the International Space Station. He will launch aboard the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on Tuesday, April 8. Chosen by […]
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NASA Welcomes Gateway Lunar Space Station’s HALO Module to US
NASA Welcomes Gateway Lunar Space Station’s HALO Module to US 2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Gateway’s HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) arrives in Mesa, Arizona, after traveling from Italy, where Thales Alenia Space fabricated its primary structure. Delivered by cargo aircraft to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, HALO will be transported […]
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More than just chips: Chinese threats and Trump tariffs could disrupt lots of ‘made in Taiwan’ imports − disappointing US builders, cyclists and golfers alike
More than just chips: Chinese threats and Trump tariffs could disrupt lots of ‘made in Taiwan’ imports − disappointing US builders, cyclists and golfers alike A cargo ship and containers are seen at the Port of Keelung in Taiwan on April 3, 2025. I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images What would the United States stand to […]
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Florida is home to about 341,000 immigrants from Venezuela and Haiti who may soon lose residency, work permits
Florida is home to about 341,000 immigrants from Venezuela and Haiti who may soon lose residency, work permits An activist protests the lifting of TPS status for Venezuelans in Doral, Fla. AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell Florida leads the nation in the number of immigrants with Temporary Protected Status, or TPS. Soon after taking office, the Trump […]
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Abolition wasn’t fueled by just moral or economic concerns – the booming whaling industry also helped sink slavery
Abolition wasn’t fueled by just moral or economic concerns – the booming whaling industry also helped sink slavery An engraving of whalers at sea attacking a whale with a harpoon from 1820. Kean Collection/Getty Images Historians have long debated whether the end of slavery in the United States was primarily driven by moral campaigns or […]
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NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Assigned to First Space Station Mission
NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Assigned to First Space Station Mission NASA astronaut Christopher Williams poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA NASA astronaut Chris Williams will embark on his first mission to the International Space Station, serving as a flight engineer and Expedition 74 crew member. Williams will […]
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How feeling powerful at work can haunt you at night
How feeling powerful at work can haunt you at night New research reveals that feeling powerful at work creates both benefits and challenges that can affect your ability to relax at home. The study offers important insights for employees with influence and their managers. “Power isn’t simply good or bad for the powerholder.” The researchers […]
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Why tattoos are such an unreliable marker of gang membership
Why tattoos are such an unreliable marker of gang membership Tattoos of crowns and roses are popular among everyone – not just members of Tren de Aragua, as law enforcement has claimed. Marc Atkins/Getty Images The United States deported 238 Venezuelan men on three flights to El Salvador on March 15, 2025, claiming that they […]
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Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs are the highest in decades − an economist explains how that could hurt the US
Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs are the highest in decades − an economist explains how that could hurt the US President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping new tariff plan on April 2, 2025, to reshape U.S. trade and boost domestic industry. Framing the announcement as “Liberation Day,” he proposed a 10% tariff on essentially all imports, […]
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Susan Monarez, Trump’s nominee for CDC director, faces an unprecedented and tumultuous era at the agency
Susan Monarez, Trump’s nominee for CDC director, faces an unprecedented and tumultuous era at the agency The Trump administration laid off thousands more employees at the CDC on April 1, 2025, as part of its workforce reduction. Anadolu/Getty Images The job of director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention carries immense responsibility for […]
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From business exports to veteran care − here’s what some of the 35,000 federal workers in the Philadelphia region do
From business exports to veteran care − here’s what some of the 35,000 federal workers in the Philadelphia region do Federal layoffs have affected employees at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. Ryan Collerd/AFP via Getty Images Layoffs of federal employees and cutbacks to federal agencies have direct consequences for the Philadelphia area. I am […]
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What’s behind high housing prices?
What’s behind high housing prices? A new study looks at how the Great Recession, construction employment, and housing supply levels are linked. The Great Recession occurred 17 years ago, from December 2007 to June 2009. Led by a crash in the housing sector, it was the deepest recession since World War II and resulted in noteworthy […]
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The never-ending sentence: How parole and probation fuel mass incarceration
The never-ending sentence: How parole and probation fuel mass incarceration The U.S. operates one of the largest and most punitive criminal justice systems in the world. On any given day, 1.9 million people are incarcerated in more than 6,000 federal, state and local facilities. Another 3.7 million remain under what scholars call “correctional control” through […]
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Supreme Court considers whether states may prevent people covered by Medicaid from choosing Planned Parenthood as their health care provider
Supreme Court considers whether states may prevent people covered by Medicaid from choosing Planned Parenthood as their health care provider Planned Parenthood clinics, like this one in Los Angeles, are located across the United States. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Having the freedom to choose your own health care provider is something many Americans […]
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Schools and communities can help children bounce back after distressing disasters like the LA wildfires
Schools and communities can help children bounce back after distressing disasters like the LA wildfires The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires reduced more than 15,000 structures to ash in a matter of days. Among the devastation were 11 public and private schools and 30 child care facilities. In all, the fires disrupted the education and daily […]
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Research shows that a majority of Christian religious leaders accept the reality of climate change but have never mentioned it to their congregations
Research shows that a majority of Christian religious leaders accept the reality of climate change but have never mentioned it to their congregations A multi-faith assembly of religious leaders and lay people in Manhattan in 2023 protest investments in fossil fuel. Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images Nearly 90% of U.S. Christian religious leaders believe humans […]
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NASA Space Flight Awareness Program Recognizes Stennis Employees
NASA Space Flight Awareness Program Recognizes Stennis Employees NASA’s Stennis Space Center employees were recognized with Honoree Awards from NASA’s Space Flight Awareness Program during a March 10 ceremony in Orlando, Florida, for outstanding support of human spaceflight. Stennis Space Center employee Melissa Wagner of Pass Christian, Mississippi, is presented with the NASA Space Flight […]
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NASA Sets Coverage for Crew Launch to Join Station Expedition 72/73
NASA Sets Coverage for Crew Launch to Join Station Expedition 72/73 The Roscosmos Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station with (pictured left to right) NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky. Credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center NASA astronaut Jonny Kim […]
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NASA Continues Support for Private Astronaut Missions to Space Station
NASA Continues Support for Private Astronaut Missions to Space Station 3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft by a Crew-8 member shortly after undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port as the orbital outpost was soaring 272 miles above the […]
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Lagniappe for April 2025
Lagniappe for April 2025 3 Min Read Lagniappe for April 2025 Explore the April 2025 issue, highlighting the NASA-sponsored FIRST Robotics competition, Space Flight Awareness honorees and more! Credits: NASA/Danny Nowlin Explore Lagniappe for April 2025 featuring: NASA-Sponsored FIRST Robotics Welcomes Teams to Magnolia Regional NASA Leaders Visit Representatives Blood Moon in South Mississippi Gator […]
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Artemis Astronauts & Orion Leadership Visit NASA Ames
Artemis Astronauts & Orion Leadership Visit NASA Ames 2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch tour the Arc Jet Facility at NASA’s Ames Research Center, learning more about the testing equipment’s capabilities to analyze thermal protection systems from George Raiche, thermophysics facilities branch chief at […]
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