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Cosmic Dawn with Nobel Laureate John Mather

Episode description: The James Webb Space Telescope is doing something astronomers dreamed about for decades: peering into our universe’s early past, a period known as cosmic dawn. A new NASA+ documentary—also called Cosmic Dawn—chronicles the inside story of Webb’s design, construction, and launch. John Mather, who won the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physics, proposed the telescope and led its science team for decades. In this interview, Mather talks about his life, his research, and the pre-dawn phone call telling him he had won the Nobel Prize. Find more information about the documentary Cosmic Dawn at nasa.gov/cosmicdawn. [Music: Curiosity by…

Science

Scientists are closing in on Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA

A groundbreaking project is piecing together Leonardo da Vinci’s genetic profile by tracing his lineage across 21 generations and comparing DNA from living descendants with remains in a Da Vinci family tomb. If successful, the effort could reveal new insights into Leonardo’s health, creativity, and even help confirm the authenticity of his works. Source link

World

Australia politics live: Labor woos Greens and Coalition on nature laws in final week of 2025 parliament

Government hopes concessions will entice enough senators to pass the long-awaited laws. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast ‘No doubt’ environment laws will pass this week, says Watt Continuing his media rounds this morning, Murray Watt says he’s feeling confident that a deal is “very close” with either the Coalition or the Greens. I’m in under no doubt that we will pass these laws this week. It’s really a matter of whether it’s with the Coalition or the Greens. I’ve always said that I’m a realist. I am a senator,…

Space

Artemis II: The Mission – NASA

From Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars, explore the world of human spaceflight with NASA each week on the official podcast of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Listen to in-depth conversations with the astronauts, scientists and engineers who make it possible. On episode 394, NASA’s Artemis II Flight Director Jeff Radigan shares what it takes to lead the first human mission of the Artemis program around the Moon. This episode was recorded June 6, 2025. Transcript Dane Turner (Host) Houston, We Have a Podcast. Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center. Episode…

Space

NASA Streams First 4K Video from Aircraft to Space Station, Back

A team at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland streamed 4K video footage from an aircraft to the International Space Station and back for the first time using optical, or laser, communications. The feat was part of a series of tests on new technology that could provide live video coverage of astronauts on the Moon during the Artemis missions. Historically, NASA has relied on radio waves to send information to and from space. Laser communications use infrared light to transmit 10 to 100 times more data faster than radio frequency systems. Working with the Air Force Research Laboratory and…

Science

Doctors warn of a stealth opioid 20x more potent than fentanyl

Nitazenes, a powerful and largely hidden class of synthetic opioids, are quickly becoming a deadly factor in the overdose crisis. Over 20 times stronger than fentanyl, these drugs often go undetected on routine drug tests, making overdoses harder to diagnose and reverse. Cases from Tennessee reveal a disturbing pattern of fatalities, with nitazenes frequently mixed into counterfeit pills alongside fentanyl and methamphetamine. Source link

Space

NASA Super Pressure Balloons Return to New Zealand for Test Flights

NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program has returned to Wānaka, New Zealand, for two scheduled flights to test and qualify the agency’s super pressure balloon technology. These stadium-sized, heavy-lift balloons will travel the Southern Hemisphere’s mid-latitudes for planned missions of 100 days or more.  Launch operations are scheduled to begin in late March from Wānaka Airport, NASA’s dedicated launch site for mid-latitude, ultra long-duration balloon missions.   “We are very excited to return to New Zealand for this campaign to officially flight qualify the balloon vehicle for future science investigations,” said Gabriel Garde, chief of NASA’s Balloon Program Office at the agency’s…

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Digital Day in the Park Brings STEM Engagement Across WV Schools

FAIRMONT – NASA’s Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Program’s Education Resource Center hosted a successful Digital Day in the Park STEM event for the second year in a row this week. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, this STEM learning event took place in-person at the Robert H. Mollohan Research Center. While organizers and students do miss that level of presenter engagement, the socially distanced virtual format has come with several benefits. “The virtual format enabled easy access for presenters and student groups that otherwise may not have been able to travel to the I-79 tech park,” Josh Revels, the…