NASA Astronaut Anil Menon
NASA/Robert Markowitz NASA astronaut Anil Menon poses in a spacesuit for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas on Jan. 8, 2026. Menon will launch aboard the…
July 2026
Sugar discovered floating in deep space for the first time
For the first time, astrobiologists have positively identified something sweet in outer space. According to a study published today in the journal Nature Astronomy, a team successfully pinpointed a type…
NASA’s Hubble Discovers First of Star Cluster’s Missing Black Holes
Explore Hubble Science Hubble Space Telescope NASA’s Hubble Discovers… Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers…
Baby seal gets a swimming lesson
While it may look as simple as sticking a GoPro into the water, capturing videos of marine animals in the Antarctic is no easy feat. Postdoctoral student Kaitlin Allen and…
Wild, Scenic, and Increasingly Rusty
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Wild, Scenic, and Increasingly… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human…
Holding in your sneezes really can hurt you
When I was a kid, the word on the playground was that holding in a sneeze would make your eyeballs pop out of your head. It’s the kind of scare…
60% of medieval knight tales lost to time
Before the invention of the printing press, the only way to make a copy of a text was by hand. Whether intentionally or by accident, the copy wasn’t always identical…
3 myths about cursive handwriting
Cursive is making a comeback. States and provinces across North America are re-introducing the continuous form of handwriting, making all sorts of arguments as to why. There are good arguments…
Early Career Faculty (ECF) 2025 Awards
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Back to ECF Home Advanced Diagnostics for High-Enthalpy Test Facilities Simulating Spacecraft Atmospheric Entry Damiano BaccarellaUniversity of Tennessee, KnoxvilleApplication…
Snake hunters gather in Florida to kill invasive pythons for $25,000 in prizes
The day has finally arrived. On July 10, hundreds of professional and amateur snake hunters entered the annual Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day race to remove as many of the…