Space & PhysicsFebruary 19, 2018
Mars Rock Hitches Ride on NASA’s Next Rover
The Curiosity rover will return a Martian meteorite to the Red Planet
Stories by Calla Cofield
CultureJanuary 24, 2018
Ursula K. Le Guin, Influential Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 88
The prolific author leaves behind a rich, genre-spanning legacy
Space & PhysicsJanuary 22, 2018
In the Search for Alien Life, “Everyone Is an Astrobiologist”
Scientists are plotting new directions in the quest for cosmic company
Space & PhysicsSeptember 29, 2017
Lockheed Martin Reveals Plans for Sending Humans to Mars
The aerospace giant’s "Mars Base Camp” plan could send crews to the Red Planet’s surface for multi-year stays
WeatherAugust 28, 2017
Hurricane Harvey Closes NASA Center in Houston
Despite rising floodwaters, Johnson Space Center continues critical space station operations
Space & PhysicsJune 9, 2017
For First Time, Einstein’s Relativity Used to Weigh a Star
Scientists employ ‘gravitational lensing’ to measure the mass of a white dwarf
Space & PhysicsMay 1, 2017
NASA's Next Big Observatory to Go under the Microscope
An independent review panel will scrutinize the space agency’s in-progress Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope to ensure the project is on track
Space & PhysicsApril 7, 2017
Russia Could Stay with the International Space Station to 2028
The orbital outpost is presently slated to be retired as early as 2024
Space & PhysicsMarch 20, 2017
Telescope Sets Sights on Universe's First Stars
New funding will help the HERA observatory to peer deeper into the cosmic past than ever before
Space & PhysicsMarch 15, 2017
U.S. and Russia May Explore Venus Together
NASA officials are considering taking part in the upcoming Russian Venera D mission
Space & PhysicsMarch 2, 2017
NASA’s Mission to Europa Enters Design Phase
Although it won't launch until the 2020s, the spacecraft's key components are being designed right now
Space & PhysicsFebruary 27, 2017
SpaceX to Fly Humans around the Moon as Soon as 2018
Two private citizens have already paid a "significant deposit" to reserve seats on the spaceflight company's nascent Falcon Heavy rocket
Space & PhysicsFebruary 7, 2017
Dashboard Camera Captures Bright Green Fireball Streaking Over U.S. Midwest [Video]
The 300-kilogram meteor created a sonic boom, and may have dropped fragments into Lake Michigan
The SciencesFebruary 1, 2017
IceCube Closes in on Mysterious Nature of Neutrinos
The Antarctica-based observatory has found hints of strange patterns in the ghostly particles' masses
Space & PhysicsJanuary 20, 2017
Galactic Murder Mystery Solved by Gas Stripping
Astronomers unveil a new mechanism to explain the premature demise of young galaxies
Space & PhysicsJanuary 10, 2017
Trump and Space: Panel Forecasts Changes to Come
As Trump’s “landing team” touches down at NASA, science community members mull ways to interact with politics
Space & PhysicsDecember 1, 2016
Neutron Star May Display First Evidence of 80-Year-Old Quantum Prediction
Polarized light suggests the presence of quantum phenomenon first predicted in the 1930s
Space & PhysicsOctober 21, 2016
Jupiter’s Stripes Go Deep
The latest science returns from NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter are filled with surprises
Space & PhysicsOctober 12, 2016
New Dwarf Planet Found in Our Solar System
The object is 530 kilometers across, and lurks in a region beyond Pluto
Space & PhysicsSeptember 19, 2016
Hubble Telescope Zooms in on Comet’s Death Throes
New images capture best-yet view of cometary disintegration
Space & PhysicsAugust 29, 2016
Mock Mars Explorers Emerge from Habitat to End Year of Isolation in Hawaii
Six “astronauts” spent 12 months in a dome or wearing space suits on a barren volcano
Space & PhysicsApril 28, 2016
SpaceX May Launch Private Mars Mission as Early as 2018
The company is said to be demonstrating technology to land large payloads
Space & PhysicsApril 20, 2016
Possible Light Flash from Black Hole Collision Spotted
Scientists are "cautiously saying" the light may be associated with the black hole merger detected via gravitational waves
TechnologyApril 9, 2016
SpaceX Sticks a Rocket Landing at Sea in Historic First
Following a smooth cargo launch, a reusable Falcon 9 rocket booster touches down successfully on a drone ship