NASA-Funded Mission to the Moon’s Far Side Is Starting to Look Pretty Cool
A new payload has been added to Firefly’s upcoming mission to the far side of the Moon, one that will explore the lunar subsurface to find out if it can…
Texans Vote in Favor of Billions for Fossil Fuels, Leaving Out Renewables as an Option
The votes are in, and Texans overwhelmingly voted “yes” for Proposition 7, which will funnel billions of dollars to fund fossil fuel power plants instead of turning to renewables to…
Chemical Explosion Near Houston Creates Huge Fire, Residents Told to Avoid Area
First responders in Texas are fighting a fire from a chemical plant explosion north of Houston on Wednesday morning. The New M3-Powered iMacs Are Triggering Serious Deja Vu Off English…
Texans Vote in Favor for Fund to Fix Faulty Grid
Natural gas is flared off during an oil drilling operation in the Permian Basin oil field on March 12, 2022 in Midland, Texas. Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images) Texans overwhelmingly…
Another Lucy Bonus: Asteroid’s Surprise Moon Is Actually Two Rocks Stuck Together
The first look at the Dinkinesh asteroid revealed a surprise: The small space rock had its own moon. Now as the Lucy spacecraft downlinked more images of its first target,…
Texas’ Screwed-Up Power Grid Is on the Ballot
Texas will vote on whether to give the oil and gas industry billions to make its barely-working power grid more reliable while ignoring the benefits of renewable energy. This comes…
You’ll Have to Learn New Names for These American Birds
The American Ornithological Society announced this week that, next year, North American birds named for people will no longer be, as the society seeks to instead name the birds for…
Ancient ‘Lazarus’ Primate Was North America’s Last—Until Humans Arrived, Researchers Say
You may think Nebraska and China have little in common, but the two places definitely share one ancient similarity: the presence of a 30-million-year-old primate lineage which headed to North…
What to Know About the Coming U.S. Hydrogen Energy Boost
The Biden administration is betting on hydrogen to power the country, create well-paying jobs, and lower climate-warming emissions. Last month, the president announced that $7 billion will be invested to…
Why Can’t We Just Quit Cows?
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Prime Day Ain’t That ‘Green’ Off English Cattle play a colossal role in climate change: As…