Statement on NSF and SpaceX Radio Spectrum Coordination Agreement
Press Statement 19-005 June 4, 2019 In late May, SpaceX launched its first 60 Starlink satellites into orbit. SpaceX plans to launch a much larger satellite constellation into low-Earth orbit…
South Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime for Threatening to Blow Up Mosque
The Justice Department today announced that Dustin Allen Hughes, 26, of Cutler Bay, Florida, pleaded guilty yesterday in the Southern District of Florida to one count of obstructing the free…
Study uncovers surprising melting patterns beneath Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf
Research News Ancient geologic structures may play future role in the evolution of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet June 6, 2019 Scientists working on the ROSETTA-Ice project, a three-year, multi-institution…
Breakthrough in predicting dengue fever outbreaks
Breakthrough in predicting dengue fever outbreaks Source: NSF News Brought to you by China PR
Maryland Woman Indicted for Alien Harboring and Withholding Immigration Documents to Maintain Labor and Services of Zimbabwean National
An indictment was unsealed today in the U.S. District Court of Maryland charging Shingaizdo Nhekairo, 49, of Arnold, Maryland, with one count of alien harboring for financial gain and one…
Striped maple trees often change mating types, with females more likely to die
Research News Study shows that the switch could threaten maple tree populations June 6, 2019 More than 90 percent of flowering plant species combine male and female characteristics in one…
NASA Selects Heliophysics Missions of Opportunity for Space Science Research and Technology Demonstration
NASA has selected two SmallSat missions – a study of Earth’s outer most atmosphere and a solar sail spaceflight test mission – to share a ride to space in 2025…
Surprising enzymes discovered in giant ocean viruses
Research News Finding could represent new drug target for human pathogens June 7, 2019 Results of a new NSF-supported study led by researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and…