Newsletter Photo by Donald Giannatti on Unsplash The secret war over Pentagon aid in fighting wildfires The military’s satellites excel at spotting new blazes, but for decades they have been mostly off limits to civilian firefighters.
Newsletter www.nytimes.com What if space junk and climate change become the same problem? Changes to the atmosphere caused by carbon dioxide emissions could increase the amount of debris that stays in orbit.
www.nytimes.com It spied on Soviet atomic bombs. Now it's solving ecological mysteries Imagery from the Cold War’s Corona satellites is helping scientists fill in how we have changed our planet in the past half century.
Impacts www.nytimes.com The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapses Astronomers and residents of Puerto Rico mourned as an eye on the cosmos shuttered unexpectedly on Tuesday morning.
www.nytimes.com For a day, scientists pause science to confront racism Scholars said they would not hold classes or lectures on Wednesday, and leading journals and scientific associations said they would not announce most breakthroughs.
Solutions www.nytimes.com With an internet of animals, scientists aim to track and save wildlife Using tiny sensors and equipment aboard the space station, a project called ICARUS seeks to revolutionize animal tracking.
Politics www.nytimes.com Australia’s fire season ends, and researchers look to the next one With its otherworldly conditions, Australia has become a testing ground for fire-prediction technology.
