Aurora South of Australia

On June 24, 2016, Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA photographed the brilliant lights of an aurora from the International Space Station. Sharing the image on social media, Williams wrote, “We were treated to some spectacular aurora south of Australia today.” via NASA http://ift.tt/2964Ep2

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Aurora South of Australia

On June 24, 2016, Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA photographed the brilliant lights of an aurora from the International Space Station. Sharing the image on social media, Williams wrote, “We were treated to some spectacular aurora south of Australia today.” via NASA http://ift.tt/2932HcB

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Crew Dragon Pressure Vessel Put to the Test

Pressure vessels built by SpaceX to test its Crew Dragon designs are going through structural testing, so engineers can analyze the spacecraft’s ability to withstand the harsh conditions of launch and spaceflight. A pressure vessel is the area of the spacecraft where astronauts will sit during their ride to the International Space Station. via NASA http://ift.tt/293AbZK

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Church, Community Focus of Family Killed in Train Crash by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Church and community were central to the lives of the Colorado family hit by an Amtrak train on their way to Sunday services according to relatives and pastors who knew them.

Published: June 28, 2016 at 01:02AM

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Booster Test for Space Launch System Rocket

The second and final qualification motor (QM-2) test for the Space Launch System’s booster is seen, Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Orbital ATK Propulsion Systems test facilities in Promontory, Utah. During the Space Launch System flight the boosters will provide more than 75 percent of the thrust needed to escape the gravitational pull of the Earth. via NASA http://ift.tt/291UFD7

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Juno on Jupiter’s Doorstep

NASA’s Juno spacecraft obtained this color view on June 21, 2016, at a distance of 6.8 million miles (10.9 million kilometers) from Jupiter. Juno will arrive at Jupiter on July 4. As Juno makes its initial approach, the giant planet’s four largest moons — Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto — are visible. via NASA http://ift.tt/29gy6tM

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A Test Version of the Booster for NASA’s New Rocket

A test version of the booster for NASA’s new rocket, the Space Launch System, will fire up for the second of two qualification ground tests at 10:05 a.m. EDT (8:05 a.m. MDT) Tuesday, June 28 at prime contractor Orbital ATK’s test facility in Promontory, Utah. NASA Television will air live coverage of the booster test June 28 beginning at 9:30 a.m. via NASA http://ift.tt/28Vyema

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Hubble Sees New Dark Spot on Neptune

New images obtained on May 16, 2016, by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope confirm the presence of a dark vortex in the atmosphere of Neptune. This full visible-light image shows that the dark feature resides near and below a patch of bright clouds in the planet’s southern hemisphere. via NASA http://ift.tt/28V3nVp

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Pervasive Ice Retreat in West Antarctica

Along the Bellingshausen Sea coast of West Antarctica, ice has been retreating inland being lost to the sea. Scientists knew this, but they lacked a full picture of the scale. Now a team of researchers has compiled a Landsat-based data set and found that such losses have been going on for at least the past four decades. via NASA http://ift.tt/28OJdyC

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Judge: US Agency Lacks Authority to Set Rules on Fracking by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A judge ruled Tuesday that federal regulators lack the authority to set rules for hydraulic fracturing, dealing another setback to the Obama administration’s efforts to tighten how fossil fuels are mined.

Published: June 21, 2016 at 11:06PM

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Judge: US Agency Lacks Authority to Set Rules on Fracking by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A judge ruled Tuesday that federal regulators lack the authority to set rules for hydraulic fracturing, dealing another setback to the Obama administration’s efforts to tighten how fossil fuels are mined.

Published: June 21, 2016 at 07:47PM

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Space Station View of the Full Moon

Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA took this photograph on June 21, 2016, from the International Space Station, writing, “A spectacular rise of the full moon just before sunset while flying over western China.” via NASA http://ift.tt/28K2lJR

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Expedition 47 Soyuz Landing

The Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 47 crew members Tim Kopra of NASA, Tim Peake of the European Space Agency, and Yuri Malenchenko of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Saturday, June 18, 2016. Kopra, Peake, and Malenchenko are returning after six months onboard the International Space Station. via NASA http://ift.tt/28Iwr3y

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As Wind Power Lifts Wyoming’s Fortunes, Coal Miners Are Left in the Dust by CORAL DAVENPORT

By CORAL DAVENPORT

New climate change regulations are helping transform the country’s biggest coal-producing state into what could be its largest wind energy producer.

Published: June 19, 2016 at 08:00PM

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Mr. Ryan’s Plan to Revert, Regress and Deregulate by THE EDITORIAL BOARD

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

The speaker’s plan would let businesses that have hurt Americans in the past resume their discredited ways.

Published: June 18, 2016 at 08:00PM

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NASA’s X-57 Hybrid Electric Research Plane

With 14 electric motors turning propellers and all of them integrated into a uniquely-designed wing, NASA will test new propulsion technology using an experimental airplane now designated the X-57 and nicknamed “Maxwell.” This concept image illustrates NASA’s X-57 plane in flight. via NASA http://ift.tt/1sJCEBk

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India Using Funding Law to Foil Dissenting Charities: U.N. Experts by REUTERS

By REUTERS

United Nations experts on Thursday called on India to repeal a law on foreign donations to charities, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of using it to block funds to organizations considered critical of the state.

Published: June 16, 2016 at 01:07PM

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