Month: September 2026

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US Senate Republicans spotlight trans athletes issue as midterms approach

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WASHINGTON — Republicans on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee used a hearing Wednesday to continue voicing opposition to transgender athletes competing in women’s sports, which the top Democrat on the panel called a distraction from cost-of-living issues voters are more concerned about. Republicans, vying to defend their majority in the House and Senate in the…

Science & Space — NASA — News, Missions & Technology

NASA Selects Far-Infrared Telescope as First in New Mission Class

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NASA announced Wednesday a mission to explore the history and evolution of the universe, PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics), is advancing to the next phase of development. This space telescope is the first in a new class of NASA astrophysics missions, called Probe Explorers, within the agency’s longstanding Explorers Program. “The PRIMA mission is…

Science & Space — NASA — Centers & Facilities

NASA Aircraft to Make Low-Altitude Research Flights Over Colorado

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A NASA Dynamic Aviation A200 aircraft will conduct low-flying research flights over farmland near Greeley, Colorado, beginning Thursday, Oct. 1 through Tuesday, Oct. 20, as part of the FarmFlux mission. These flights will measure gaseous and particulate emissions from animal feeding operations. Agricultural emissions represent an important and understudied part of Earth’s land and atmosphere systems. The FarmFlux mission will deploy…