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Rosalba Giarratano — NASA Science

Rosalba Giarratano

Rosalba Giarratano engages communities in GLOBE and other NASA programs. She leads the ENGAGE GLOBE Mission Earth program, offering guidance and training to teachers across the United States. Her work has been part of groups honored with multiple awards, including the 2021 Agency Honor Group Achievement Award for GLOBE and

NASA-Keck call for proposals for 2026B semester — NASA Science

NASA-Keck call for proposals for 2026B semester

The Call for Proposals for NASA time at the W. M. Keck Observatory in observing semester 2026B (1 August 2026 to 31 January 2027) is now open. The opportunity to propose as a Principal Investigator (PI) for NASA time on the Keck Telescopes is available to all U.S.-based

NASA targets Artemis II rollback on Feb. 25 — NASA Science

NASA targets Artemis II rollback on Feb. 25

Due to weather, NASA now is targeting early Wednesday, Feb. 25, to roll the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for Artemis II off the launch pad. The vehicle will be returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Cold

Sol 4795: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection — NASA Science

Sol 4795: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection

Curiosity captured images on February 01, 2026, during Sols 4795–4789 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission at drive 574, site number 120. The local mean solar time for the image exposures was 1 PM. These right navigation camera images are shown in cylindrical projection; each Navcam frame has a

Norway’s Centuries-Long Watch on the Northern Lights — NYT > Science

Norway’s Centuries-Long Watch on the Northern Lights

Perched atop Mount Halde, a small stone building erected in 1899 by Kristian Birkeland became the world’s first permanent northern lights observatory and a base for early 20th-century study of the aurora. Norway has long been seen as the birthplace of auroral research; as the Danish writer Erik Johan

Sol 4805: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection — NASA Science

Sol 4805: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection

Curiosity captured these images on February 11, 2026, Sol 4805 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission during drive 808 at site number 120. Local mean solar time for the image exposures was from 1 PM to 2 PM. Each Navcam image has a 45 degree field of view. curiosity, sol

Showy Swirls Around Jeju Island — NASA Science

Showy Swirls Around Jeju Island

Jeju Island, a volcanic peak about 100 kilometers south of the Korean Peninsula, produced a wake of spiraling clouds and colorful, turbulent water on February 19, 2026. The MODIS instrument on the Terra satellite captured the scene. The island rises about 1,950 meters above sea level; its central shield

How a Horse Whinnies: With a Whistle and a Song — NYT > Science

How a Horse Whinnies: With a Whistle and a Song

In a laboratory in France, researchers examined horse larynges, adding tubes and helium to tease apart how a whinny is made. They concluded a whinny combines two mechanisms: a low, sung tone from vibrating vocal folds and a high, whistled tone produced when air is forced through the larynx. The

Sol 4810: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection — NASA Science

Sol 4810: Right Navigation Camera, Cylindrical Projection

Curiosity captured these images on February 16, 2026, Sol 4810 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission during drive 1042 at site number 120. Exposures for the images were taken between 11 AM and 12 PM local mean solar time. Each right Navigation Camera (Navcam) image has a 45-degree field of

NASA-DARES Task Force: Focus Areas 5 and 6 — NASA Science

NASA-DARES Task Force: Focus Areas 5 and 6

Focus Area 5, Detecting Signs of Living Environments and Living Worlds, highlights work across geomicrobiology and planetary protection. Aaron Regberg is a geomicrobiologist in the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division at Johnson Space Center; he is working with the Artemis Internal Science Team, serves as the Planetary Protection Officer

Urban Shanghai May Have Primed Spotted Lanternflies to Invade U.S. — NYT > Science

Urban Shanghai May Have Primed Spotted Lanternflies to Invade U.S.

Spotted lanternflies, native to parts of Asia, were first found in the United States in 2014 in a single Pennsylvania county. Since then they have spread across the Eastern United States, invading nearly two dozen states and forming thick summer swarms in cities such as New York and Philadelphia. A

Amendment 49: Corrections to C.13 STRIDE — NASA Science

Amendment 49: Corrections to C.13 STRIDE

C.13 Science Transport and Robotic Innovation for Deployment and Exploration (STRIDE) solicits proposals from U.S. industry to conduct design studies of advanced robotic surface and aerial mobility systems with payload transportation and deployment capability for Mars surface operations, and, where applicable, early-stage prototyping of hardware for the same

The Evolution of Eyes Began With One — NYT > Science

The Evolution of Eyes Began With One

Scientists now propose that the vertebrate eye traces back about 560 million years to a cyclopean invertebrate with a single patch of light-sensitive cells on the top of its head. That primitive organ likely tracked day and night and helped the animals orient themselves while they poked their heads out

The coldest temperature ever recorded in every state — Businessinsider

The coldest temperature ever recorded in every state

A severe blizzard rolled through the Northeast last weekend, dumping up to 2 feet of snow in some areas, just weeks after Winter Storm Fern struck the region. Despite such brutal cold snaps, the planet overall continues to warm, and only three states have set their all-time lows in the

New community space for Cosmic Pathfinders program — NASA Science

New community space for Cosmic Pathfinders program

Over the past two years the NASA Cosmic Pathfinders Program has grown into a platform for early-career professional development, attracting participants and supporters both domestic and abroad. The program is moving to a new community space on Discord to expand access to resources while keeping its core objectives. The new

The tragedy of Punch the monkey: why do mother animals abandon their offspring? — World news | The Guardian

The tragedy of Punch the monkey: why do mother animals abandon their offspring?

A baby Japanese macaque named Punch has drawn global attention after videos showed him being bullied by other monkeys and rejected by his mother. Born last July at Ichikawa zoo, he was given a stuffed orangutan by zookeepers after the abandonment and has been filmed clutching it while older macaques

Arctic Blast Brightened the West Florida Shelf — NASA Science

Arctic Blast Brightened the West Florida Shelf

In late January and early February 2026, surges of Arctic air pushed into eastern North America, bringing cold, wintry conditions as far south as Georgia. At the same time, coastal waters off Florida’s west coast flashed brilliant shades of blue. On February 3, the MODIS instrument on the Terra

NASA to Roll Back Artemis II Rocket, Spacecraft — NASA Science

NASA to Roll Back Artemis II Rocket, Spacecraft

Weather pending, the agency will roll the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for Artemis II off the launch pad at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as soon as Tuesday, Feb. 24. Engineers are continuing to prepare after encountering an issue with the flow of

He Researched Dishonesty. He Got Friendly With Jeffrey Epstein. — NYT > Business

He Researched Dishonesty. He Got Friendly With Jeffrey Epstein.

Dan Ariely, a behavioral scientist at Duke, corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein over many years while researching dishonesty. In March 2011 he emailed Epstein results from a survey about forgiveness, noting, "Crimes related to sex do worse than anything else (even murder)." The Justice Department files show Ariely repeatedly

Agency Troubleshooting Artemis II Upper Stage Issue, Preparing Rollback — NASA Science

Agency Troubleshooting Artemis II Upper Stage Issue, Preparing Rollback

After overnight Feb. 21 observations showed interrupted helium flow in the SLS rocket’s interim cryogenic propulsion stage, the agency is preparing to possibly roll back the Artemis II rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Helium flow is required for launch.

Helium Flaw Likely to Delay Artemis Moon Mission — NYT > Science

Helium Flaw Likely to Delay Artemis Moon Mission

An interruption in the flow of helium to the upper stage was discovered while fueling the Artemis II rocket and may require the vehicle to be rolled off the launchpad for repairs. Jared Isaacman, the NASA administrator, said data showed an interruption of the flow of helium to the rocket

NASA data guides return of giant tortoises to Floreana — NASA Science

NASA data guides return of giant tortoises to Floreana

For the first time in more than 150 years, giant tortoises are returning to the wild on Floreana Island, guided by NASA satellite data that helps scientists locate food, water, and nesting habitat. The Galápagos National Park Directorate and Galápagos Conservancy released 158 tortoises at two sites on Feb. 20

Aaron Fournier: Launch Services Program Mission Manager

Aaron Fournier: Launch Services Program Mission Manager

Aaron Fournier is a mission manager with NASA's Launch Services Program at John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. He leads the mission integration team that oversees commercial launch services for science and robotic missions from initial concept studies through launch. He coordinates schedules, budget and contract performance,

Jeremie Lande, Programmer Analyst II — NASA Science

Jeremie Lande, Programmer Analyst II

Jeremie Lande is a Programmer Analyst II and works as a contractor in the Climate Science Branch. He is part of the Atmospheric Science Data Center within the Science Directorate. His position is based at the NASA Langley Research Center. jeremie lande, programmer analyst, contractor, climate science, atmospheric science, data

Artemis II crew enters quarantine ahead of March launch opportunity — NASA Science

Artemis II crew enters quarantine ahead of March launch opportunity

NASA is targeting no earlier than Friday, March 6, for the launch of Artemis II, pending completion of required work at the launch pad, analysis of test data, and the outcome of a Flight Readiness Review in the coming days. The four astronauts set to fly around the Moon entered