NPR News: 2024 will be the hottest year on record, even hotter than expected

2024 will be the hottest year on record, even hotter than expected
It's looking like 2024 will be the hottest year since record-keeping began, unseating 2023 for the top spot. Climate change is playing a role, and scientists say it was even hotter than expected.

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NPR News: 2024 will be the hottest year on record, even hotter than expected

2024 will be the hottest year on record, even hotter than expected
It's looking like 2024 will be the hottest year since record-keeping began, unseating 2023 for the top spot. Climate change is playing a role, and scientists say it was even hotter than expected.

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NPR News: Football stadium-sized balloons launch in Antarctica for science experiments

Football stadium-sized balloons launch in Antarctica for science experiments
Scientists with NASA are launching enormous balloons, the size of a football stadium, from the Antarctic ice. They're carrying experiments on dark matter and other mysteries.

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Science Done by Volunteers Highlighted at December’s American Geophysical Union Meeting

More than 30,000 scientists gathered in Washington, D.C. during the second week of December – many to show off the work of NASA’s science volunteers! The American Geophysical Union held its annual meeting of professionals this month – the world’s largest gathering of Earth and Space Scientists. Here’s what they were talking about. Two dozen […]

December 23, 2024
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How a NASA Senior Database Administrator Manifested her Dream Job

When Madhavi Latha Balijepalle noticed that her morning commute took her past NASA Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, she set a new career goal for herself: working for NASA.  “I started manifesting it, thinking about it every day as I drove by. When I started looking for a new job, I saw an […]

December 23, 2024
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NPR News: 'We are not California': New Jersey dealers push back on electric truck rules

'We are not California': New Jersey dealers push back on electric truck rules
Vehicle dealers are pushing back on rules that would increase the number of electric trucks sold in New Jersey. It could be a preview of a brewing fight over state rules about cars.

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NPR News: Trauma lingers on for survivors of the deadly 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Trauma lingers on for survivors of the deadly 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
One of modern history's worst natural disasters, the tsunami left about 230,000 dead across a dozen countries.

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NPR News: Why you shouldn't be afraid of flying, according to a flight expert

Why you shouldn't be afraid of flying, according to a flight expert
There are many statistics out there that prove that flying on a commercial airplane is safe, that plane crashes are overall pretty unlikely. Still, up to an estimated 40% of Americans feel some fear at the thought of flying. So, amid the travel rush of the holiday season, we ask MIT aeronautical engineer Mark Drela: How does a plane lift off and stay up in the air? Interested in more stories on physics? Email us at shortwave@npr.org. We'd love to hear from you! Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.

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NPR News: A pair of satellites will create artificial solar eclipses to study the sun

A pair of satellites will create artificial solar eclipses to study the sun
Astronomers hope the Proba-3 mission will help them get a better view of the corona, the sun's outer atmosphere, which is even hotter than the sun's surface.

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Avalanches, Icy Explosions, and Dunes: NASA Is Tracking New Year on Mars

Instead of a winter wonderland, the Red Planet’s northern hemisphere goes through an active — even explosive — spring thaw. While New Year’s Eve is around the corner here on Earth, Mars scientists are ahead of the game: The Red Planet completed a trip around the Sun on Nov. 12, 2024, prompting a few researchers […]

December 20, 2024
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NPR News: The world's biggest and oldest iceberg is on the move once again

The world's biggest and oldest iceberg is on the move once again
About the size of Rhode Island, the iceberg known as A23a got stuck in an ocean vortex this summer, spinning in place for months. Now, it's free, and heading back into open Antarctic waters.

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NPR News: The world's biggest and oldest iceberg is on the move once again

The world's biggest and oldest iceberg is on the move once again
About the size of Rhode Island, the iceberg known as A23a got stuck in an ocean vortex this summer, spinning in place for months. Now, it's free, and heading back into open Antarctic waters.

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Hubble Spies a Cosmic Eye

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 2566, which sits 76 million light-years away in the constellation Puppis. A prominent bar of stars stretches across the center of this galaxy, and spiral arms emerge from each end of the bar. Because NGC 2566 appears tilted from our perspective, its disk takes […]

December 20, 2024
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Sols 4398-4401: Holidays Ahead, Rocks Under the Wheels

Earth planning date: Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 It’s almost holiday time, and preparations are going ahead on Earth and Mars! For myself that means having a packed suitcase sitting behind me to go on my holiday travels tomorrow morning. For Curiosity that means looking forward to a long semi-rest, as we will not do our […]

December 20, 2024
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NPR News: Do dogs need sweaters?

Do dogs need sweaters?
It's December, so depending on where you live, you may be seeing a lot more dogs in sweaters. But do they really need them? Morning Edition investigates.

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NPR News: Inside the operating room of a new kind of pig kidney transplant

Inside the operating room of a new kind of pig kidney transplant
Towana Looney became the first living person in the world to get a kidney from a new kind of genetically modified pig last month. Health correspondent Rob Stein got exclusive access to be in the operating room. Towana is a 53-year-old grandmother from Gadsden, Ala. She's been on dialysis for four hours a day, three days a week since 2016. Her immune system would reject a human kidney. So the Food and Drug Administration made an exception to its usual clinical study requirements to allow Looney this new kind of pig kidney. But the procedure is controversial. Interested in more environmental stories? Email us at shortwave@npr.org. We'd love to hear from you! Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.

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Contact Dynamics Predictions Utilizing theNESC Parameterless Contact Model

Download PDF: Contact Dynamics Predictions Utilizing theNESC Parameterless Contact Model Modeling the capture of the Mars Sample Return (MSR) Orbiting Sample (OS) involves understanding complex dynamic behavior, which includes the OS making contact against the interior of the capture enclosure. The MSR Program required numerical verification of the contact dynamics’ predictions produced using their commercial […]

December 19, 2024
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NASA Names Carlos Garcia-Galan as Gateway Program Deputy Manager

NASA has selected Carlos Garcia-Galan as deputy manager for the Gateway Program. Garcia-Galan previously served as manager of the Orion Program’s European Service Module Integration Office at Glenn Research Center. “I am tremendously excited to take on this new role and help lead development of humanity’s first outpost in deep space,” Garcia-Galan said. “I’m honored […]

December 19, 2024
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Program Manager at NASA Glenn Earns AIAA Sustained Service Award

Christopher Pestak, program manager of the Glenn Engineering and Research Support (GEARS) contract at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, has received the 2025 Sustained Service Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). This award recognizes AIAA members who have given their time, dedication, and efforts in service to AIAA, the aerospace community, […]

December 19, 2024
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NASA Glenn’s Office of Communications Earns Top Honors

NASA Glenn Research Center’s Office of Communications earned top honors — including Best in Show — during the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)’s Cleveland Rocks Awards on Nov. 19. During the event, the PRSA Greater Cleveland chapter recognized outstanding campaigns and tactics developed in 2024 by leading public relations and communications professionals in the […]

December 19, 2024
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An Evening With the Stars: 10 Years and Counting

NASA Glenn Research Center’s “An Evening With the Stars” showcased research and technology innovations that addressed this year’s theme, NASA Glenn’s Spotlight on the Stars: 10 Years and Counting. The event featured presentations from Glenn subject matter experts and a networking reception.  Held at Windows on the River near Cleveland’s historic waterfront on Nov. 20, […]

December 19, 2024
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NASA Partners with US Patent and Trademark Office to Advance Technology Transfer

With a shared commitment to fostering U.S. economic growth that benefits the American public, NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate and the Department of Commerce’s U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen collaboration in transferring federally-developed technology into the private sector, known as tech transfer.  “NASA has to invent new technology […]

December 19, 2024
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NASA, Axiom Space Change Assembly Order of Commercial Space Station

In coordination with NASA, Axiom Space modified its planned assembly sequence to accelerate its ability to operate as a viable free-flying space station and reduce International Space Station reliance during assembly. NASA awarded Axiom Space a firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract in January 2020, as the agency continues to open the space station for commercial […]

December 19, 2024
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NPR News: Why are monarch butterflies hanging out in the southern U.S.?

Why are monarch butterflies hanging out in the southern U.S.?
Researchers are seeking help from the public in finding monarch butterflies that are overwintering in Southern states instead of migrating. It's not clear why so many stay behind.

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NPR News: Biden administration approves California plans to ban sale of gas-only vehicles

Biden administration approves California plans to ban sale of gas-only vehicles
The Biden administration has approved California's plan to require new vehicles sold in the state by 2035 to have zero-emissions. President-elect Trump has said he would role back the rules.

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NPR News: Biden administration approves California plans to ban sale of gas-only vehicles

Biden administration approves California plans to ban sale of gas-only vehicles
The Biden administration has approved California's plan to require new vehicles sold in the state by 2035 to have zero-emissions. President-elect Trump has said he would role back the rules.

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NPR News: History of the Self: Smell and Memory

History of the Self: Smell and Memory
"History" can seem big and imposing. But it's always intensely personal – it's all of our individual experiences that add up to historical events. Over the next few episodes, we're exploring the personal and how it's changed history: from the story of romantic love, to the man who tried to cure aging, to the contents of our dreams... First up, memory and our sense of smell. What if we told you that the key to time travel has been right in front of our eyes this whole time? Well, it has: it's in our noses. Today on the show, the science — and politics — of smell, and how it links our past and our present. (Originally ran as The Scent of History) To access bonus episodes and listen to Throughline sponsor-free, subscribe to Throughline+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/throughline.

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NPR News: How Germany's turning a mining pit into its largest artificial lake

How Germany's turning a mining pit into its largest artificial lake
Old mines leave behind a a pressing problem: Huge holes that make the landscape look like a chunk of swiss cheese. But in Germany, some scientists and city planners are turning these into lakes. The largest one will be the biggest artificial lake in Germany when it's done, with a shoreline of 26 kilometers or about 16 miles all around. But it's not as easy as simply filling the holes with water. It takes a LOT of research to get this science right. Interested in more environmental stories? Email us at shortwave@npr.org. We'd love to hear from you! Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.

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NPR News: How Germany's turning a mining pit into its largest artificial lake

How Germany's turning a mining pit into its largest artificial lake
Old mines leave behind a a pressing problem: Huge holes that make the landscape look like a chunk of swiss cheese. But in Germany, some scientists and city planners are turning these into lakes. The largest one will be the biggest artificial lake in Germany when it's done, with a shoreline of 26 kilometers or about 16 miles all around. But it's not as easy as simply filling the holes with water. It takes a LOT of research to get this science right. Interested in more environmental stories? Email us at shortwave@npr.org. We'd love to hear from you! Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.

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NPR News: Energy chief Granholm warns against 'unfettered exports' of liquefied natural gas

Energy chief Granholm warns against 'unfettered exports' of liquefied natural gas
Granholm's statement came as the Energy Department released a long-awaited study that found U.S. LNG shipments drive up domestic wholesale prices and frequently displace renewable energy sources.

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NPR News: Nuclear bunker sales increase, despite warnings they won't provide protection

Nuclear bunker sales increase, despite warnings they won't provide protection
Critics warn argue that people planning to live through an atomic blast aren't focusing on the real and current dangers posed by nuclear threats.

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Sols 4396-4397: Roving in a Martian Wonderland

Earth planning date: Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 Over the weekend Curiosity continued her trek around the northern end of Texoli butte, taking in the beautiful views in all directions. Steep buttes reveal cross-sections through ancient sedimentary strata, while the blocks in our workspace contain nice layers and veins — a detailed record of past surface […]

December 17, 2024
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NPR News: Iowa is trying to deal with farm runoff using 'saturated buffers.' Is it enough?

Iowa is trying to deal with farm runoff using 'saturated buffers.' Is it enough?
Instead of regulating harmful agricultural runoff, Iowa -- the nation's biggest corn-producing state -- backs a voluntary, industry-friendly program. But it's not as effective as advertised.

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Cutting-Edge Satellite Tracks Lake Water Levels in Ohio River Basin

Data from the U.S.-European Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission gives researchers a detailed look at lakes and reservoirs in a U.S. watershed. The Ohio River Basin stretches from Pennsylvania to Illinois and contains a system of reservoirs, lakes, and rivers that drains an area almost as large as France. Researchers with the SWOT (Surface […]

December 17, 2024
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Airspace Operations and Safety Program (AOSP)

The Airspace Operations and Safety Program (AOSP) enables safe, sustainable, and efficient aviation transportation operations to benefit the flying public and ensure the global competitiveness of the U.S. aviation industry. We are transforming the future of aviation into a digital, federated, and service-oriented architecture that fosters the growth of safe airspace for all users. By […]

December 17, 2024
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Jovian Vortex Hunters Spun Up Over New Paper

Jumping Jupiter! The results are in, storm chasers! Thanks to your help over the last two years the Jovian Vortex Hunter project has published a catalog of 7222 vortices, which you can download here. Each vortex is an enormous swirling windstorm in Jupiter’s atmosphere–terrifying yet beautiful to behold. The vortices are labeled by color (“white” […]

December 17, 2024
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NASA Stennis Celebrates Key Testing, Operations Milestones in 2024

NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, celebrated propulsion testing and site operations milestones in 2024, all while inspiring the Artemis Generation and welcoming new leadership that will help NASA Stennis innovate and grow into the future. Featured highlights show a year of progress and vision, as NASA Stennis accelerates the exploration and […]

December 17, 2024
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Orion Spacecraft Tested in Ohio After Artemis I Mission

Making the voyage 1.4 million miles around the Moon and back — the farthest a spacecraft built for humans has ever gone — the Orion spacecraft has faced a battery of tests over the years. Though Orion successfully proved its capabilities in the harsh environment of space during the Artemis I mission, Orion’s evaluation did […]

December 17, 2024
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NPR News: Mars (yes, the planet) has its own Grand Canyon

Mars (yes, the planet) has its own Grand Canyon
Research is revealing similarities between Earth's Grand Canyon and ones on the red planet. It's informing future Martian exploration and settlement plans. {Story aired on WeSat on 12/14/24.}

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NPR News: Big tech companies hope nuclear power can solve their energy problems. Will it?

Big tech companies hope nuclear power can solve their energy problems. Will it?
AI uses a lot of power. Some of the next generation data centers may use as much power as one million U.S. households. Technology companies like Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Meta hope nuclear power will offer a climate solution for this energy use. Nuclear power plants can deliver hundreds of megawatts of power without producing greenhouse gas emissions. But some long-time watchers of the nuclear industry are skeptical that it's the right investment for big tech companies to make. Read more of science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel's reporting here. Interested in more stories about the future of energy? Email us at shortwave@npr.org. We'd love to hear from you! Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.

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Artemis II Core Stage Moves to High Bay 2

In this image from Dec. 11, 2024, the 212-foot-tall SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is lowered into High Bay 2 at the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. With the move to High Bay 2, NASA and Boeing technicians now have 360-degree access to the core stage both internally and […]

December 16, 2024
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NASA Names New Leader of STEM Engagement

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday Elaine P. Ho will serve as the next associate administrator of NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM), where she will lead the agency’s efforts to inspire Artemis Generation students and educators in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The role, based out of the agency’s headquarters in Washington, is […]

December 16, 2024
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NASA DAVINCI Mission’s Many ‘Firsts’ to Unlock Venus’ Hidden Secrets

NASA’s DAVINCI probe will be first in 21st century to brave Venus’ atmosphere as it descends from above the planet down to its surface.

December 16, 2024
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NPR News: A 50 thousand year-old love story between humans and Neanderthals

A 50 thousand year-old love story between humans and Neanderthals
Tens of thousands of years ago, modern humans mated with Neanderthals. But exactly how and when that happened, and who those groups of humans were, was less known. New research adds some clues.

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NPR News: A desert festival where robots are the headliner

A desert festival where robots are the headliner
Scientists are using the Mojave Desert to test robots for the next space age.

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NPR News: Portland's 'frog taxi' offers a life-saving lift to a struggling species

Portland's 'frog taxi' offers a life-saving lift to a struggling species
Each winter, Portland volunteers "taxi" Northern red-legged frogs to and from their egg-spawning ground. The service protects them from becoming roadkill on a highway.

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NPR News: Racism is a public health issue. Here's why

Racism is a public health issue. Here's why
Racism is often covered as a political, cultural, or news story. But how is it affecting people's health? That's the question Cara Anthony, a KFF News reporter, wanted to answer: not just on an individual scale, but on a community-wide one. So for the past few years, she's been reporting on a small town in the Midwest that illustrates that health issue: Sikeston, Missouri. Today on the show, Cara walks host Emily Kwong through Sikeston's history — and what locals and medical experts have to say about how that history continues to shape the present. For more of Cara's reporting, you can check out KFF Health News' documentary and four-part podcast series, Silence in Sikeston.

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NPR News: How satellites are helping scientists study the sun

How satellites are helping scientists study the sun
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Damien Galano, project manager for European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission, about a new plan to study solar eclipses.

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NPR News: Life Kit's tips to help look for lost items

Life Kit's tips to help look for lost items


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NPR News: Mars (yes, the planet) has its own Grand Canyon

Mars (yes, the planet) has its own Grand Canyon
New research is revealing similarities between Earth's Grand Canyon and ones on the red planet. It's informing future Martian exploration and settlement plans.

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NPR News: How scientists think the tsunami warning system could be revised

How scientists think the tsunami warning system could be revised
Last week's earthquake off the coast of Humboldt County triggered a tsunami warning urging people across a huge swath of California and Oregon to evacuate. Why aren't tsunami warnings more precise?

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NASA Awards Multi-Center Administrative Support Services Contract

NASA has selected FedSync-BFS, LLC of Alexandria, Virginia, to provide administrative services for multiple NASA centers. The Multi-Center Administrative Support Services Contract is a firm-fixed-price and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a value not to exceed $200 million during a five-year ordering period. The performance period begins April 1, 2025. Contracted work will take place in six […]

December 13, 2024
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NPR News: A historic water rights settlement will finally bring water to the Navajo Nation

A historic water rights settlement will finally bring water to the Navajo Nation
A decade of effort to win more water from the Colorado River is finally paying for the Navajo Nation. The Infrastructure Act is funding new irrigated farms now that the desert tribe can legally pull water from the river.

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NPR News: Catch the annual Geminid meteor show tonight

Catch the annual Geminid meteor show tonight
The annual Geminid meteor show is happening now, with activity hitting its peak late Friday into Saturday morning. NASA is calling for 120 meteors per hour.

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La NASA probará tecnología para medir las singulares ondas de choque del X-59

Read this story in English here. La NASA pronto pondrá a prueba los avances realizados en una herramienta clave para medir los singulares ‘golpes sónicos’ que su avión supersónico silencioso de investigación X-59 producirá durante el vuelo. Una sonda de detección de impactoses una sonda de datos de aire en forma cónica desarrollada con características específicas […]

December 13, 2024
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NASA Technologies Aim to Solve Housekeeping’s Biggest Issue – Dust

During the flight test with Blue Origin, seven technologies developed by NASA’s Game Changing Development (GCD) program will study regolith mechanics and lunar dust transport in a simulated lunar gravity environment.

December 13, 2024
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Hubble Images a Grand Spiral

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the glorious spiral galaxy NGC 5643, which is located roughly 40 million light-years away in the constellation Lupus, the Wolf. NGC 5643 is a grand design spiral, which refers to the galaxy’s symmetrical form with two large, winding spiral arms that are clearly visible. Bright-blue stars define the […]

December 13, 2024
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NPR News: 'Conan the Bacterium' can survive extreme radiation, and scientists finally know why

'Conan the Bacterium' can survive extreme radiation, and scientists finally know why
In the 1950s, scientists exposed a tin of meat to a dose of radiation that they expected would kill all forms of life. But one organism defied the odds and lived: Conan The Bacterium. Turns out this microorganism, known to science as Deinococcus radiodurans, is capable of surviving extreme levels of radiation — thousands of times the amount that would kill a human. So what's Conan's secret? Want more stories about the microbial world? Let us know by emailing us at shortwave@npr.org!

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NPR News: 'Conan the Bacterium' can survive extreme radiation, and scientists finally know why

'Conan the Bacterium' can survive extreme radiation, and scientists finally know why
In the 1950s, scientists exposed a tin of meat to a dose of radiation that they expected would kill all forms of life. But one organism defied the odds and lived: Conan The Bacterium. Turns out this microorganism, known to science as Deinococcus radiodurans, is capable of surviving extreme levels of radiation — thousands of times the amount that would kill a human. So what's Conan's secret? Want more stories about the microbial world? Let us know by emailing us at shortwave@npr.org!

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NPR News: Pinning down the details of how and when Neanderthals and homo sapiens interbred

Pinning down the details of how and when Neanderthals and homo sapiens interbred
Tens of thousands of years ago, modern humans mated with Neanderthals. But exactly how and when that happened -- and who those groups of humans were -- is less known.

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NPR News: This week in science: fish healing hearing, loneliness cures, and Conan the Bacterium

This week in science: fish healing hearing, loneliness cures, and Conan the Bacterium
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Emily Kwong and Jessica Yung about hearing regeneration in fish and lizards, cures for the loneliness epidemic, and the secrets of a radiation-resistant microorganism.

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Hubble Captures an Edge-On Spiral with Curve Appeal

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a spiral galaxy, named UGC 10043. We don’t see the galaxy’s spiral arms because we are seeing it from the side. Located roughly 150 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Serpens, UGC 10043 is one of the somewhat rare spiral galaxies that we see edge-on. This edge-on viewpoint makes […]

December 12, 2024
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NASA Kennedy Top 24 Stories of 2024

From sending crew members to the International Space Station to launching a spacecraft to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa to determine if it could support life, 2024 was a busy record setting year for NASA and its partners at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. JANUARYFirst Lunar Lander Takes Flight The first flight of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial […]

December 12, 2024
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NPR News: How crocodiles get their scale patterns (Hint: It's unlike other animals)

How crocodiles get their scale patterns (Hint: It's unlike other animals)
Many animals get their external marking--like, feathers, hair or scales-from genetics. But it turns out, the crocodile gets its head patterns differently.

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Artemis II Core Stage Goes Vertical

NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) Moon rocket core stage is vertical in High Bay 2 on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The core stage arrived on July 23 to NASA Kennedy, where it remained horizontal inside the facility’s transfer aisle. With the move to […]

December 11, 2024
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Atmospheric Probe Shows Promise in Test Flight

The most effective way to prove a new idea is to start small, test, learn, and test again. A team of researchers developing an atmospheric probe at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, are taking that approach. The concept could offer future scientists a potentially better and more economical way to collect data […]

December 11, 2024
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NASA Study: Crops, Forests Responding to Changing Rainfall Patterns

Earth’s rainy days are changing: They’re becoming less frequent, but more intense. Vegetation is responding.

December 11, 2024
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NASA-DOD Study: Saltwater to Widely Taint Coastal Groundwater by 2100

Intrusion of saltwater into coastal groundwater can make water there unusable, damage ecosystems, and corrode infrastructure. Seawater will infiltrate underground freshwater supplies in about three of every four coastal areas around the world by the year 2100, according to a recent study led by researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. In addition […]

December 11, 2024
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Science Photo Album Showcases Space Station Research in 2024

That’s a wrap! Astronauts aboard the International Space Station conducted hundreds of science experiments and technology demonstrations during 2024. Crew members participated in research across a variety of scientific disciplines and accomplished milestones demonstrating benefits for future missions and humanity back on Earth. Their work included snapping thousands of images of Earth to understand our […]

December 11, 2024
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They Grow So Fast: Moon Tree Progress Since NASA’s Artemis I Mission

In the two years since NASA’s Orion spacecraft returned to Earth with more than 2,000 tree seedlings sourced in a partnership with USDA Forest Service, Artemis I Moon trees have taken root at 236 locations across the contiguous United States. Organizations are cultivating more than just trees, as they nurture community connections, spark curiosity about […]

December 11, 2024
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NASA Performs First Aircraft Accident Investigation on Another World

The review takes a close look the final flight of the agency’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which was the first aircraft to fly on another world. Engineers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and AeroVironment are completing a detailed assessment of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s final flight on Jan. 18, 2024, which will be […]

December 11, 2024
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Sarah Peacock Surveys Stellar Radiation to Hunt for Habitable Worlds

Knowing whether or not a planet elsewhere in the galaxy could potentially be habitable requires knowing a lot about that planet’s sun. Sarah Peacock relies on computer models to assess stars’ radiation, which can have a major influence on whether or not one of these exoplanets has breathable atmosphere. Name: Sarah Peacock Title: Assistant Research […]

December 10, 2024
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Black Hole Jet Stumbles Into Something in the Dark

Even matter ejected by black holes can run into objects in the dark. Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have found an unusual mark from a giant black hole’s powerful jet striking an unidentified object in its path. The discovery was made in a galaxy called Centaurus A (Cen A), located about 12 million light-years […]

December 10, 2024
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50 Years Ago: Launch of Helios 1 to Explore the Sun

On Dec. 10, 1974, NASA launched Helios 1, the first of two spacecraft to make close observations of the Sun. In one of the largest international efforts at the time, the Federal Republic of Germany, also known as West Germany, provided the spacecraft, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, had overall responsibility for […]

December 10, 2024
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NASA Scientific Balloon Flights to Lift Off From Antarctica

NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program has returned to Antarctica’s icy expanse to kick off the annual Antarctic Long-Duration Balloon Campaign, where two balloon flights will carry a total of nine missions to near space. Launch operations will begin mid-December from the agency’s Long Duration Balloon camp located near the U.S. National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station on […]

December 10, 2024
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Discovery Alert: A Planet with a ‘Tail’

The Planet WASP-69 b The Discovery The exoplanet WASP-69 b has a “tail,” leaving a trail of gas in its wake. Key Takeaway  WASP-69 b is slowly losing its atmosphere as light hydrogen and helium particles in the planet’s outer atmosphere escape the planet over time. But those gas particles don’t escape evenly around the […]

December 10, 2024
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NASA Invites Social Creators for Launch of Two NASA Astrophysical Missions

Registration is open for digital content creators to attend the launch of NASA’s Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission, and NASA’s Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission. SPHEREx will provide the first all-sky spectral survey, collecting data on more than 450 million galaxies […]

December 10, 2024
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NPR News: These robots could fix grape farmers' labor woes

These robots could fix grape farmers' labor woes
If you crossed WALL-E with a floor lamp, it might look a little like the PhytoPatholoBot. These robots aren't roving through space or decorating a living room — they're monitoring the stems, leaves and fruit of Cornell AgriTech's vineyards, rolling down each row and scanning for mildew. In this episode, host Emily Kwong and producer Hannah Chinn take a trip to Cornell to check out these new robots. How do they work? How effective are they? And what do local grape farmers – and neighbors – think about them? Interested in more robotics stories? Email us at shortwave@npr.org. We'd love to hear from you!

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NASA’s PACE, US-European SWOT Satellites Offer Combined Look at Ocean

One Earth satellite can see plankton that photosynthesize. The other measures water surface height. Together, their data reveals how sea life and the ocean are intertwined. The ocean is an engine that drives Earth’s weather patterns and climate and sustains a substantial portion of life on the planet. A new animation based on data from […]

December 09, 2024
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Station Science Top News: Dec. 6, 2024

Astronaut cognitive performance remains generally stable Researchers found that astronauts on six-month missions to the International Space Station demonstrated generally stable cognitive performance but mild changes in certain areas, including processing speed, working memory, attention, and willingness to take risks. This research provides baseline data that could help identify cognitive changes on future missions and […]

December 09, 2024
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Mary W. Jackson Portrait Revealed

On Dec. 6, 2024, NASA leaders unveiled a portrait of the late Mary W. Jackson, pioneering aerospace engineer and mathematician at NASA’s Langley Research Center. The portrait is displayed at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Jackson accepted a position with the NACA Langley Aeronautical Laboratory’s segregated West Area Computers in 1951, where […]

December 09, 2024
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NASA Invites Media to Panama, Austria Artemis Accords Signings

Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. On Wednesday, Dec. 11, Panama and Austria will sign the Artemis Accords at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Following the signing ceremonies, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will hold an in-person media availability to highlight progress on the accords, including reaching 50 signatories. Events will start at the following times: […]

December 09, 2024
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NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from US Students Abroad

Students from U.S. military families based overseas will have the chance to hear NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station answer their prerecorded questions. On Wednesday, Dec. 11, NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams will respond to questions submitted by students from Stuttgart Elementary, followed by another call on Thursday, Dec. 12, with Nick […]

December 09, 2024
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Grants

Award Terms and Conditions General Award Terms and ConditionsSpecial Terms and ConditionsProgram Specific Terms and ConditionsAppendix A: NASA Prior Approval Matrix for Research AwardsAppendix B: National Policy Requirements for Recipients of NASA AwardsAppendix C: Post-award Reporting and Certification Requirements Grant Status Webpage Grant Status Form Grant Webforms Grant/Cooperative Agreement Administrative Supplement RequestNSSC Web Inquiry Award […]

December 09, 2024
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2024 Be An Astronaut Campaign

NASA astronauts have been traveling to space for more than six decades and living there continuously since 2000. Now, NASA’s Artemis program is preparing to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon. As NASA continues to expand human exploration in our solar system, we will need more than the currently active […]

December 09, 2024
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NPR News: New environmental law creates tension between Canadian government and U.S. shippers

New environmental law creates tension between Canadian government and U.S. shippers
The Canadian government says a new regulation will make shipping on the Great Lakes more environmentally sound. However American shippers say it puts them at a trade disadvantage.

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NPR News: Microplastics research probes the type of dangers they may pose to our bodies

Microplastics research probes the type of dangers they may pose to our bodies
Microplastics have turned up in all corners of our anatomy. So much remains unknown about how these particles work their way through our bodies, and what that means for our health.

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NPR News: Microplastics research probes the type of dangers they may pose to our bodies

Microplastics research probes the type of dangers they may pose to our bodies
Microplastics have turned up in all corners of our anatomy. So much remains unknown about how these particles work their way through our bodies, and what that means for our health.

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NPR News: Here's what a second Trump presidency could mean for scientists

Here's what a second Trump presidency could mean for scientists
The next four years may be challenging for foreign-born scientists who want to work in the United States. Foreign-born workers account for about half of the doctoral-level scientists and engineers working in the U.S., but the incoming Trump administration wants to make it harder for them to get H-1B visas. Some scientists worry a scarcity of H-1B visas may prompt top foreign researchers to work in other countries. If you liked this episode, consider checking out some more episodes on the brain, including the neuroscience of disagreements, fear and fruit flies. Questions or ideas you want us to consider for a future episode? Email us at shortwave@npr.org. We'd love to hear from you!

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NPR News: PHOTOS: Take a ride with the Elephant Response Team. And be careful!

PHOTOS: Take a ride with the Elephant Response Team. And be careful!
Their job is to keep the peace amid a worsening and at times deadly conflict between humans and the world's largest land animal in the town of Livingstone, Zambia.

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NPR News: North Carolina's Christmas tree farms are thriving despite Hurricane Helene

North Carolina's Christmas tree farms are thriving despite Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene swept through several North Carolina Christmas tree farms, but despite some losses there are plenty of trees left at least for this holiday season.

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NASA Awards Operations, Services, Maintenance, and Infrastructure Contract

NASA has selected Nova Space Solutions, LLC of Anchorage, Alaska, to provide operations, services, maintenance, and infrastructure support for NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The Combined Operations, Services, Maintenance, and Infrastructure Contract is a cost-plus-incentive-fee, firm-fixed-price, and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that has a value […]

December 06, 2024
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Lunar Autonomy Challenge: Selected Teams

Congratulations to the selected teams and their schools who will participate in the Lunar Autonomy Challenge! 31 teams were selected for the qualifying round, engaging 229 students from colleges and universities in 15 states. Teams will now move on to a Qualifying Round where they will virtually explore and map the lunar surface using a digital twin of NASA’s lunar mobility robot, the […]

December 06, 2024
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NASA JPL Unveils the Dr. Edward Stone Exploration Trail

A series of plaques stretching through the heart of the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory offers highlights of the space explorer’s career and the Voyager mission he led. Family members, colleagues, and local dignitaries gathered on Friday, Dec. 6, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California for the unveiling of a memorial honoring Ed Stone, […]

December 06, 2024
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Orange Lava, Blue Lagoon

Lava encroaches on the Blue Lagoon, a popular tourist destination in Iceland, in this Nov. 24, 2024, Landsat 9 image overlaid with an infrared signal. The infrared signal helps distinguish the lava’s heat signature. A volcanic fissure burst open on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula four days prior, heralded by a series of earthquakes. A plume of gas, […]

December 06, 2024
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Annual Science Conference to Highlight NASA Research

NASA researchers will present findings on Earth science, planetary science, and heliophysics at the upcoming American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024 annual meeting in Washington, DC, beginning on Monday, Dec. 9. New NASA science results will be presented regarding the 2024 solar eclipse, the future of rotorcraft on other planets, a new initiative to create the most […]

December 06, 2024
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NPR News: Wearing salmon as hats is in vogue — at least for orcas

Wearing salmon as hats is in vogue — at least for orcas
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks orca researcher Deborah Giles about behavior she witnessed recently: whales wearing salmon as hats.

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NPR News: She's 74 — and expecting: Wisdom the albatross astounds once again

She's 74 — and expecting: Wisdom the albatross astounds once again
It started in the Eisenhower era: Every year, Wisdom, a Layan albatross, has returned to her nesting grounds on the Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.

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NASA’s ASTRO CAMP – and its Impact – Continues to Grow in FY2024

When it comes to NASA’s ASTRO CAMP®, the numbers – and impact – of the initiative to help students across the nation and world learn about NASA and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) just continue to grow and grow and grow. As in recent years, the NASA ASTRO CAMP® Community Partners (ACCP) program surpassed previous […]

December 06, 2024
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NPR News: NASA delays Artemis II human moon mission once again as it wraps up heat shield investigation

NASA delays Artemis II human moon mission once again as it wraps up heat shield investigation
The mission to take four astronauts on a trip around the moon and back, previously targeting a launch at the end of 2025, has been delayed until at least April, 2026.

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2024 NESC Technical Update

Annual Report of NESC Technical Activities On behalf of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC), I am pleased to provide you with the 2024 NESC Technical Update. This annual report summarizes the technical work, engineering advancements, and knowledge capture efforts we made in FY24. With support provided by members of our NASA community from across […]

December 05, 2024
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NASA Flights Map Critical Minerals from Skies Above Western US

Technology used to chart other worlds is revealing minerals in the American West that are critical to the country’s renewable energy future.

December 05, 2024
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NASA Identifies Cause of Artemis I Orion Heat Shield Char Loss

After extensive analysis and testing, NASA has identified the technical cause of unexpected char loss across the Artemis I Orion spacecraft’s heat shield. Engineers determined as Orion was returning from its uncrewed mission around the Moon, gases generated inside the heat shield’s ablative outer material called Avcoat were not able to vent and dissipate as […]

December 05, 2024
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NASA’s Hubble Takes the Closest-Ever Look at a Quasar

Astronomers have used the unique capabilities of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to peer closer than ever into the throat of an energetic monster black hole powering a quasar. A quasar is a galactic center that glows brightly as the black hole consumes material in its immediate surroundings. The new Hubble views of the environment around […]

December 05, 2024
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Fresh Eyes on Ice Project Wins Award

Congratulations to the Fresh Eyes on Ice project, which received a C. Peter Magrath exemplary project award from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities! The award recognizes programs that demonstrate how colleges and universities have redesigned their learning, discovery, and engagement missions to deepen their partnerships and achieve broader impacts in their communities. “Thank […]

December 05, 2024
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NPR News: The U.S. and China Vie for Influence in Africa

The U.S. and China Vie for Influence in Africa
Joe Biden's first and last trip to Africa as president wrapped up in a port city in Angola. It's the end of an 800 mile train line connecting the port to massive mineral deposits in Central Africa. The U.S. and other Western countries are raising billions to upgrade the rail line, a move that is seen as an effort to counter China's investments in mining in the region. We go to one of the mining cities along that train route to see how the geopolitics are playing out. Support NPR and get sponsor-free episodes of State of the World. Sign up for NPR+ at plus.npr.org

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NASA Leadership to Provide Update on Artemis Campaign

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and leadership will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. EST, Thursday, Dec. 5, at the agency’s headquarters in Washington to provide a briefing about the agency’s Artemis campaign. Watch the media event on NASA+. Learn how to stream NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. Participants include: Media interested in […]

December 04, 2024
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NPR News: Trump chooses billionaire astronaut Jared Isaacman to run NASA

Trump chooses billionaire astronaut Jared Isaacman to run NASA
Earlier this year, Isaacman became the first private citizen to conduct a spacewalk. But his longstanding ties with Elon Musk's company SpaceX raise possible conflicts of interest.

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NPR News: Longer careers in ice hockey are linked to a greater risk of CTE, a new study finds

Longer careers in ice hockey are linked to a greater risk of CTE, a new study finds
A new Boston University study of 77 deceased male ice hockey players found that their chances of developing the degenerative brain disease known as CTE increased with each year they played the sport.

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NPR News: Longer careers in ice hockey are linked to a greater risk of CTE, a new study finds

Longer careers in ice hockey are linked to a greater risk of CTE, a new study finds
A new Boston University study of 77 deceased male ice hockey players found that their chances of developing the degenerative brain disease known as CTE increased with each year they played the sport.

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NASA’s C-20A Studies Extreme Weather Events

On a changing planet, where phenomena like severe hurricanes, landslides, and wildfires are becoming more severe, scientists need data to assess and model disaster impacts and to potentially make predictions about hazards. NASA’s C-20A aircraft is a significant asset that can carry key instruments for understanding the science behind these phenomena.  Based at NASA’s Armstrong […]

December 04, 2024
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2024 AGU Fall Meeting Hyperwall Schedule

NASA Science at AGU Fall Meeting Hyperwall Schedule, December 9-12, 2024 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #719) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below. ***Copies of the 2025 NASA Science Calendar will be distributed at the NASA Exhibit at the start of each day.*** MONDAY, DECEMBER 9  3:20 – 3:40 PM From […]

December 04, 2024
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NPR News: More than 150 countries failed to agree on a plan to cut plastic pollution

More than 150 countries failed to agree on a plan to cut plastic pollution
For almost two years, countries have been trying to negotiate a United Nations treaty to rein in plastic pollution. The talks were supposed to end with an agreement, but that didn't happen.

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¿Por qué cultivamos plantas en el espacio?

Hay muchas razones por las cuales cultivamos diversos tipos de plantas en el espacio. Las plantas proveen alimentación y bienestar psicológico a los astronautas y ayudan a reciclar el aire de la Estación Espacial Internacional, pero hay muchos otros beneficios asociados con esta actividad. Jorge Sotomayor, gerente de investigaciones de la Estación Espacial Internacional, te […]

December 03, 2024
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Sols 4382-4383: Team Work, Dream Work

Earth planning date: Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 Today, after a weeklong holiday break, the team was eager to take a look at Curiosity’s new workspace. After driving 51 meters (about 167 feet) alongside Texoli butte (pictured) we had a whole host of new rocks to examine, and it was one of those curiously perfect planning […]

December 03, 2024
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NASA Builds Bridges at Bayou Classic

NASA was on full display during the 51st Annual Bayou Classic Fan Fest activity on Nov. 30, hosting an informational booth and interacting with event participants. Kicking off the Fan Fest on stage were Ken Newton, director of the NASA Shared Services Center Service Delivery Directorate; Pam Covington, director of the NASA Stennis Office of […]

December 03, 2024
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Coming Spring 2025: Planetary Defenders Documentary

ow would humanity respond if we discovered an asteroid headed for Earth? NASA’s Planetary Defenders is a gripping documentary that follows the dedicated scientists involved in the high-stakes world of asteroid detection and planetary defense.

December 03, 2024
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Edward Gonzales Fosters a Culturally Safe Workplace for Current, Future Employees

As the program manager for people, culture and equity, “people whisperer” Edward Victor Gonzales helps ensure people’s wellbeing, comfort, and safety. Name: Edward Victor Gonzales Title: Program Manager for People, Culture, and Equity Organization: Heliophysics Division, Science and Exploration Directorate (Code 670) What do you do and what is most interesting about your role here […]

December 03, 2024
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NPR News: The race to save the Fraser fir, a popular Christmas tree

The race to save the Fraser fir, a popular Christmas tree
North Carolina's Fraser fir is a popular Christmas tree, but it's under threat from disease and scientists are racing to try to save it.

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A Mission at Home and at Work: Caregivers at Johnson Navigate Dual Role With Community Supports

Many team members at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston may recognize Alicia Baker as the talented flutist in the Hispanic Employee Resource Group’s Mariachi Celestial band. Or, they may have worked with Baker in her role as a spacesuit project manager, testing NASA’s prototype spacesuits and preparing Johnson’s test chambers to evaluate vendor spacesuits. […]

December 02, 2024
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Technicians Install Gateway’s Fuel Tanks

Technicians guide the equipment that will house Gateway’s xenon and liquid fuel tanks in this photo from July 1, 2024. The tanks are part of Gateway’s Power and Propulsion Element, which will make the lunar space station the most powerful solar electric spacecraft ever flown. Once fully assembled and launched to lunar orbit, the Power and […]

December 02, 2024
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Expedition 71 Astronauts to Discuss Mission in NASA Welcome Home Event

Dec. 2, 2024 RELEASE: J24-015 Expedition 71 Astronauts to Discuss Mission in NASA Welcome Home Event Four NASA astronauts will participate in a welcome home ceremony at Space Center Houston after recently returning from a mission aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Mike Barratt, Jeanette Epps, and Tracy C. Dyson will share […]

December 02, 2024
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You Are Now Arriving at ‘Pico Turquino’

Earth planning date: Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 Perseverance has been continuing its sightseeing tour of the Jezero crater rim, with this week’s travel itinerary including an up-close look at “Pico Turquino.” Here, the team hopes to investigate the history recorded in this approximately 200-meter-long region (about 656 feet) of exposed outcrop. Such rocks may reveal […]

December 02, 2024
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What’s Up: December 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA

Catch December’s Celestial Highlights! This month, Venus dazzles as the “Evening Star,” Jupiter reaches its brightest for the year, and the Geminid meteor shower peaks under challenging moonlit skies. Skywatching Highlights All Month – Planet Visibility: December 3-5 – Venus and the Moon: Look southwest after sunset to see a beautiful pairing. On December 4, […]

December 02, 2024
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NASA to Cover its 31st SpaceX Resupply Mission Station Departure

NASA and its international partners are set to receive scientific research samples and hardware as a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft departs the International Space Station on Thursday, Dec. 5, for its return to Earth. NASA’s live coverage of undocking and departure begins at 10:50 a.m. EST on NASA+. Learn how to watch NASA content through a […]

December 02, 2024
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Experience the Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission

Digital content creators are invited to register to attend the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to carry astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition mission as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. This will be the 14th time a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft launched by a Falcon 9 rocket takes crews to […]

December 02, 2024
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New Artemis Virtual Meeting Backgrounds Released Celebrating Artemis I, Looking to Artemis II and Beyond

Virtual meetings feeling a little stale? NASA has just unveiled a suite of new Artemis backgrounds to elevate your digital workspace. From the majesty of the Artemis I launch lighting up the night sky to the iconic image of the Orion spacecraft with the Moon and Earth in view, these virtual backgrounds allow viewers to […]

December 02, 2024
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NPR News: A landmark climate change case will open at the top U.N. court

A landmark climate change case will open at the top U.N. court
The hearings come after years of lobbying by island nations who fear they could simply disappear under rising sea waters,

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NPR News: The scientific reasons you can't resist holiday sales on Cyber Monday

The scientific reasons you can't resist holiday sales on Cyber Monday
This Cyber Monday, a meditation on holiday sales. A quick trip to pick up presents can turn into an hours-long shopping spree thanks to all the ways stores use research from fields like consumer neuroscience and neuromarketing to entice you. Retailers create urgency and scarcity to push you to give into the emotional part of your brain, motivated by the release of dopamine. But with the help of NPR business correspondent Alina Selyukh, we get into the psychology of sales and discounts: Why it's SO hard to resist the tricks stores use — and some tips to outsmart them. Read Alina's full story here. Questions about the science driving the world around you? Email us at shortwave@npr.org.

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NPR News: A study of dinosaur droppings shows how the dinosaurs came to rule the Earth

A study of dinosaur droppings shows how the dinosaurs came to rule the Earth
Researchers have conducted what could be the largest study ever of dinosaur poop. The findings shed new light on how dinosaur's diets allowed them to dominate the planet. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on November 28, 2024.)

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