Nathalie Barge

Journalist/International Broadcaster @ VOA since 17 October 2008

[Nathalie Barge @mondofem]

Watch a 232-foot rocket fall from space - then get caught mid-air https://t.co/DiMCc4LoQR

This rocket catch blows my mind every time I see it.  Innovation, research, engineering, and thousands of skilled hands make miracles everyday. Your work is nothing short of remarkable.

[Bethany Stevens @NASASpox]

We're going back to the Moon, and this time, we’re building to stay. Here’s what’s new this week in your @NASA Minute!

🌖 Moon Base plans announced
🚀 Artemis III booster segments on the move
🧑‍🚀 Artemis III crew announcement coming June 9
✈️ X-59 goes supersonic

[ISS National Lab @ISS_CASIS]

👀 Kall Morris Inc.’s REACCH system capturing a target object during testing on the ISS.

Instead of a single small satellite test, the team completed 172 test runs, validating the system for debris removal and in-orbit relocation: https://t.co/HiLLKs1lGj

#SpaceDebris #ISS

[Learn With NASA @LearnWithNASA]

science 🤝 soccer

Engineers carefully design soccer balls so they fly smoothly whether they’re being kicked in your backyard or in the World Cup. @NASA astronaut Jessica Meir aboard the @Space_Station explains the science hidden inside every ball.

[NASA Artemis @NASAArtemis]

Earthshine.

Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch captured this video of Earth outside the windows of the Orion spacecraft during the second flight day of the mission. Orion was roughly 33,800 miles (54,500 km) away from Earth when @Astro_Christina took this video.

[Nathalie Barge @mondofem]

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The Maldives has enforced this law since 11/2025. New Zealand was the precursor, passing it in 2022, but repealed it in 2024. Turkmenistan achieved a total ban by the end of 2025, and Bhutan banned tobacco in 2004 before legalizing it again in 2021.

[Nathalie Barge @mondofem]

What’s happening?

The destruction of stone.

Slow, massive geological formations grow over millions of years, creating a permanent system to regulate the atmosphere.

Fast, massive extraction for minerals (mining) breaks those formations down in just a few decades.

By breaking down the Earth's crust, we are essentially undoing the geological work that stabilized our climate millions of years ago.

[Nathalie Barge @mondofem]

… and simple joy!
La joie simple.

[Nathalie Barge @mondofem]

Spring! Le printemps!

[Nathalie Barge @mondofem]

Peace to his soul.

I was lucky to go hiking to ABC in 1998.

Like our astronauts on the far side of the moon today, he was one of the first to climb on the farthest point on Earth.

[Everest Today @EverestToday]

On this day, 1963.05.01; First American ascent of Mt #Everest (8848.86 m) was achieved by Seattle climber Jim Whittaker, accompanied by Nepali climber Nawang Gombu Sherpa. Photo ©: Jim Whittaker Archives.

[NASA @NASA]

Hello, Moon. It’s great to be back.

Here’s a taste of what the Artemis II astronauts photographed during their flight around the Moon. Check out more photos from the mission: https://t.co/rzM1P0QbOl

[Nathalie Barge @mondofem]

Une tribune poignante contre la violence obstétricale en RDC

https://t.co/ixqLBFXkse

[NASA @NASA]

We're going farther than ever before 🚀

Today, the Artemis II crew will break the record for how far humans have traveled from Earth as they fly around the far side of the Moon.

Coverage begins at 1 p.m. EDT (1700 UTC). Watch Artemis II make history: https://t.co/G7LpghURjg

[Nathalie Barge @mondofem]

Earth is still the most beautiful planet we know 🌙

[NASA @NASA]

"We can see the Moon out of the docking hatch right now. It's a beautiful sight."

Flight day 3 is in the books, and our @NASAArtemis II crew is now closer to the Moon than to Earth. Check out highlights from our lunar mission. What’s been your favorite moment so far?