The blazes in Brazil, often intentionally set, have scorched a record-setting 10 percent of the Pantanal, one of the most biologically diverse habitats on the planet.
Tag: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA Scientist Jailed in Turkey for 3 Years Recounts His Ordeal
Finally home in Houston, Serkan Golge is still dismayed by the “garbage” evidence linking him to a failed coup and says the country is missing a chance to build its democracy.
Alfred M. Worden, Who Orbited the Moon in 1971, Dies at 88
While two Apollo 15 crewmen roamed the lunar surface on a scientific mission, he took valuable photographs from the space capsule.
NASA Renames Object After Uproar Over Old Name’s Nazi Connotations
Scientists said an object four billion miles from Earth would be given a Native American name: Arrokoth. Its previous, informal name, Ultima Thule, had links to the Third Reich.
NASA Renames Object After Uproar Over Old Name’s Nazi Connotations
Scientists said an object four billion miles from Earth would be given a Native American name: Arrokoth. Its previous, informal name, Ultima Thule, had links to the Third Reich.
Why Everyone Wants to Go Back to the Moon
Something of a new lunar race is underway, but the motivations differ from what put men on its surface 50 years ago.
Should Neil Armstrong’s Bootprints Be on the Moon Forever?
With renewed interest in the moon, some say it’s time to consider whether, and how, to preserve humanity’s lunar heritage.
Turkey Frees American NASA Scientist Imprisoned for 2 Years
The scientist, Serkan Golge, 39, a Turkish-American citizen, was arrested while visiting his family in southern Turkey in 2016. His wife confirmed that he had been released.
Turkey Frees American NASA Scientist Imprisoned for 2 Years
The scientist, Serkan Golge, 39, a Turkish-American citizen, was arrested while visiting his family in southern Turkey in 2016. His wife confirmed that he had been released.
NASA Says Debris From India’s Antisatellite Test Puts Space Station at Risk
India’s test launch last week “is not compatible with the future of human spaceflight that we need to see have happen,” the space agency’s administrator said.