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Squeaking at soft–rigid frictional interfaces - Nature
ScienceFebruary 26, 2026

Squeaking at soft–rigid frictional interfaces - Nature

High-speed imaging reveals that the squeak of soft–rigid frictional interfaces, like sneakers sliding on a basketball court, arises from intersonic opening slip pulses—analogous to earthquake ruptures—that thin ridges on the rubber confine to repeat at a musi…

NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2025 Annual Report 
ScienceFebruary 25, 2026

NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2025 Annual Report 

The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), which advises NASA and Congress on safety, has released its 2025 annual report on NASA’s performance and challenges.   While the panel acknowledged NASA’s safety achievements, it warned that the agency’s biggest challenges stem from interconnected factors 

Making an Entrance
ScienceFebruary 25, 2026

Making an Entrance

NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway smiles up at the camera as he enters the International Space Station Feb. 14, 2026, after docking to the orbiting laboratory aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Since Hathaway and fellow Crew-12 members Jessica Meir of NASA, Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency), a