Alarmed by Climate Change, Astronomers Train Their Sights on Earth NYT: Science By: Katrina Miller and Delger Erdenesanaa 14 May 2024 at 03:00 A growing number of researchers in the field are using their expertise to fight the climate crisis. © David Maurice Smith for The New York TimesPenny Sackett, former director of the Australian National University’s Mount Stromlo Observatory, just outside Canberra, in the remains of the observatory, which was destroyed in a 2003 wildfire.
Some NASA Satellites Will Soon Stop Sending Data Back to Earth NYT: Science By: Raymond Zhong 3 May 2024 at 16:47 Three long-running satellites will soon be switched off, forcing scientists to figure out how to adjust their views of our changing planet. © NASA/GSFC/LaRC/JPL, MISR TeamMarine stratocumulus clouds over the southeastern Pacific Ocean, captured by NASA’s Terra satellite in 2002.
TikTok on the Clock, Tesla’s Flop Era and How NASA Fixed a ’70s-Era Space Computer NYT: Technology By: Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto 26 April 2024 at 05:04 “A clock is ticking on one of America’s most famous apps.” © Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Photo: Valerii Evlakhov, via Getty Images
NASA Seeks ‘Hail Mary’ for Mars Sample Return Mission NYT: Science By: Kenneth Chang 15 April 2024 at 20:46 The agency will seek new ideas for its Mars Sample Return program, expected to be billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule. © NASA/ESA/JPL-CaltechAn artist’s conception of multiple robotic vehicles teaming up to return samples of rocks and soil, collected from the Martian surface by NASA's Mars Perseverance rover, to earth.
James Dean, Founding Director of NASA Art Program, Dies at 92 NYT: Science By: Richard Sandomir 15 April 2024 at 17:07 He arranged for artists to have access to astronauts, launchpads and more. “Their imaginations enable them to venture beyond a scientific explanation,” he once said.
NASA Picks 3 Companies to Help Astronauts Drive Around the Moon NYT: Technology By: Kenneth Chang 3 April 2024 at 19:26 The agency’s future moon buggies will reach speeds of 9.3 miles per hour and will be capable of self-driving. © NASA TVAn artist’s concept of Intuitive Machines’s lunar RACER (Reusable Autonomous Crewed Exploration Rover) vehicle intended to explore the moon on future Artemis missions.