WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued the following Beige Book on April 23, 2025: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity increased slightly, about the same as in the previous report. Concerns over the impact of tariffs intensified but mainly affected the outlook. Prices rose modestly in recent weeks on average, despite larger increases in selected input prices. Employment edged up, but many firms planned to pause or limit hiring going forward because of   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Invests in Future STEM Workforce Through Space Grant Awards NASA is awarding up to $870,000 annually to 52 institutions across the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico over the next four years. The investments aim to create opportunities for the next generation of innovators by supporting workforce development, science, technology, engineering and math education, and aerospace collaboration nationwide.  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA's Chandra Diagnoses Cause of Fracture in Galactic "Bone" Astronomers have discovered a likely explanation for a fracture in a huge cosmic "bone" in the Milky Way galaxy, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and radio telescopes. The bone appears to have been struck by a fast-moving, rapidly spinning neutron star, or pulsar. Neutron stars are the densest known stars and form from the collapse and explosion of massive st  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Next NASA Balloon Flight-Ready, Awaits Launch Opportunity The second scientific balloon in NASA's 2025 New Zealand Super Pressure Balloon Campaign is now flight-ready and awaits a next launch opportunity from the agency's dedicated mid-latitude launch site at Wanaka Airport, New Zealand. This will be the second and final balloon to launch for the campaign. The 18.8-million-cubic-foot (532,000-cubic-meter) helium-filled ballo  more