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Cloud Appreciation Day 2025 is here
Friday, September 12, 2025 by Richard Harris
For us astronomers—clouds can suck (on Earth anyway). But cloud Appreciation Day is an annual initiative by the Cloud Appreciation Society that invites people worldwide to stop, look up, and celebrate the clouds above them. The event encourages participants to photograph their local skies, wri...
Trump and NASA
Saturday, January 25, 2025 by Richard Harris
In a rapidly changing geopolitical and economic climate, the return of the Trump administration to power is poised to bring sweeping changes to NASA, the U.S. space program, and global space exploration. The next four years could define the future of space policy, priorities, and partnerships, parti...
The STS-66 mission three decades later
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 by Richard Harris
On November 3, 1994, the space shuttle Atlantis embarked on its 13th mission into the cosmos. This mission, designated STS-66, marked a significant chapter in the effort to understand Earth's atmospheric composition and dynamics. Over the course of 11 days, the crew of Commander Donald R. McMona...