- USRA Closeout Statemant on SOFIA Observatory that NASA plans to shut down later this year without a scientific review https://newsroom.usra.edu/usra-closeout-statement-on-sofia/ 5 comments space
- Scientists have found that wildfire-generated thunderstorms are even more damaging than previously thought. Lightning from these massive fire-triggered thunderstorms can not only spark additional blazes far away but they can also send plumes of smoke and aerosols into the stratosphere. https://newsroom.usra.edu/wildfires-creating-dangerous-fire-induced-storms-result-in-extreme-stratospheric-smoke-events/ 7 comments science
- Europa’s outer icy shell has completely reoriented itself in one of the last geologic events recorded on its young surface. In addition to supporting prior evidence for the existence of a subsurface ocean, it also means that the geologic history of Europa’s surface must be reexamined. https://newsroom.usra.edu/a-70-degree-shift-on-europa-was-the-last-event-to-fracture-its-surface/ 4 comments science
- Scientists Find Evidence that Venus has Active Volcanoes https://newsroom.usra.edu/scientists-find-evidence-that-venus-has-active-volcanoes/ 7 comments space
- Evidence that the 2015-2016 El Nino triggered disease outbreaks throughout the world https://newsroom.usra.edu/2015-2016-el-nino-triggered-disease-outbreaks-throughout-the-world/ 3 comments worldnews
- New NASA study shows Moon once had an atmosphere http://newsroom.usra.edu/new-nasa-study-shows-moon-once-had-an-atmosphere/ 123 comments science