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  • Blue Ghost lunar landing highlights NASA’s partnership with the private sector

    Blue Ghost lunar landing highlights NASA’s partnership with the private sector NASA’s partnership with the private sector took a key step forward with a successful moon landing. The Blue Ghost lunar lander, built by the company, Firefly Aerospace, stuck the landing safely early Sunday, making it the first commercial spacecraft to do so. It’s carrying…

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  • The scientific impact of Trump’s cuts to NOAA and the National Weather Service

    The scientific impact of Trump’s cuts to NOAA and the National Weather Service Hundreds of staff have been laid off at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That includes employees of the National Weather Service, the agency responsible for forecasts and severe weather alerts across the country, providing crucial data for scientists and meteorologists. Science…

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  • A Conversation with Leroy Chiao

    A Conversation with Leroy Chiao What do space cats, uncertified toilet paper, and reversed blood flow have in common? They all came up in my wide-ranging, hilarious, and at times sobering conversation with astronaut Leroy Chiao — one of NASA’s best, brightest, and bluntest. Leroy is a veteran of four spaceflights, including a six-and-a-half-month stint…

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  • Farmers turn to seaweed in attempt to reduce methane emissions from livestock

    Farmers turn to seaweed in attempt to reduce methane emissions from livestock As the world races to curb climate change, scientists are taking aim at cows, a surprisingly potent source of greenhouse gases. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien traveled from California to Mexico and Australia to explore a bold idea that could make a big impact.…

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  • Why engineers are turning to beavers for insights into managing water resources

    Why engineers are turning to beavers for insights into managing water resources Beavers as Climate Resilience Architects The Medicine Bow beaver complex, maintained by a single beaver family, offers a stunning case study of their ecological impact. Fairfax’s drone footage reveals a green corridor stretching over a kilometer through a landscape still scarred by a…

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  • Harold Coghlan on the Mid-Air Collision near Reagan National Airport

    Harold Coghlan on the Mid-Air Collision near Reagan National Airport On a clear night near Washington Reagan National Airport, an American Airlines CRJ regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided mid-air, sending shockwaves through the aviation community. The accident, occurring in some of the most complex and restricted airspace in the country,…

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  • Researchers race to answer questions about the unintended consequences of wind energy

    Researchers race to answer questions about the unintended consequences of wind energy The Biden administration just approved a wind farm project off the coast of Massachusetts. It’s now the 11th commercial scale wind project of its kind to get such approval. This comes at a key moment for this sector, because president-elect Trump has been…

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  • Jared Isaacman: From Entrepreneur to Space Pioneer and NASA’s Next Leader?

    Jared Isaacman: From Entrepreneur to Space Pioneer and NASA’s Next Leader? In the latest episode of Miles To Go, I sat down with Jared Isaacman, a self-made billionaire, accomplished pilot, and pioneering space explorer. Our conversation, recorded in September 2023, reveals the remarkable trajectory of a high school dropout who built Shift4 Payments into a multi-billion-dollar…

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  • Protecting Democracy: My Journey Covering Election Security

    Protecting Democracy: My Journey Covering Election Security As a journalist, I’ve always believed in the power of good storytelling to illuminate, educate, and inspire action. Over the past dozen years, that philosophy has drawn me again and again to the conundrum of election integrity. Designing systems that are secure, accurate, and anonymous is a particularly…

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  • Unmasking Methane – The Fight Against Invisible Pollution

    Check out the PBS News hour story here! Unmasking Methane – The Fight Against Invisible Pollution In the Allegheny National Forest of Pennsylvania, an unassuming detective with a thermal imaging camera is chasing an invisible but potent climate culprit: methane. Melissa Ostroff, of the environmental advocacy group Earthworks, uses a $100,000 optical gas imaging camera…

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