A Little Town with a Long Name
A NASA luminary from the Apollo era grew up in Wales near Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
Milano Cortina 2026
About 2,900 Olympic athletes have converged on northern Italy to sort out who is the GOAT—or perhaps the stoat.
How NASA Is Homing in From Space on Ocean Debris
Space-based technology could help track plastic and other flotsam by its ‘fingerprints.’ In late 2025, scientists reported that, for the first time, they were able to detect concentrations of plastic pollution on land using NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) sensor aboard the International Space Station. The technology has inspired marine researchers to […]
NASA Data Helps Maine Oyster Farmers Choose Where to Grow
NASA satellites are helping Maine oyster farmers pick better sites and plan when oysters will be ready to harvest.