
NASA prepares to launch an unprecedented mission to save a dying space telescope
Inside the quest to rescue NASA’s aging Swift observatory

NASA prepares to launch an unprecedented mission to save a dying space telescope
Inside the quest to rescue NASA’s aging Swift observatory
How to tell a comet from an asteroid and a meteor from a meteorite
Today’s 4x4 KenKen

Will humanity be able to protect Earth from a deadly asteroid?
What happens at the edge of a black hole? Astronomers may be close to finding out
Ancient Roman scrolls destroyed by Mount Vesuvius digitally unrolled in full for first time

U.S. science is in chaos
On our radar
Craig Venter
My childhood in science
When science is under siege, history offers a playbook
Atul Gawande
Dozens of countries are trying to lure U.S. scientists abroad—and it’s working
Inside U.S. labs at a moment of fear—and unexpected promise
What people get wrong about scientists
Create as many words as you can!
Stretch your math muscles with these puzzles.

Why we'll never live in space
The puzzle of the first black holes
What if we never find dark matter?
How viruses may reshape the body’s ‘soil’ to promote cancer growth
Learning from unexpected results: This neuroscientist is redefining how the brain learns
How Erini Lambrides went from seeking theater stardom to studying the stars at NASA
Disclosure Day raises a big question: How do you talk to aliens?

Did two physicists just upend decades of cosmology research?
A new study claims that the universe isn’t entirely the same no matter where you look—a radical proposal

Why is the paint peeling off the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool? An investigation
Poor preparation and a failure to properly apply the coating may be just a few of the reasons why the Reflecting Pool’s new paint job appears to be peeling off

AI’s Victories in Go Inspire Better Human Game Playing
Famed AI wins in Go let human players rethink their moves in a whole new way

Dozens of countries are trying to lure U.S. scientists abroad—and it’s working
The great American brain drain could define science for a generation

Ancient Roman scrolls destroyed by Mount Vesuvius digitally unrolled in full for first time
This Silicon Valley-backed venture is unraveling the mangled remains of scrolls ruined by the 79 C.E. eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Herculaneum and Pompeii

Brood X Cicadas Could Cause a Bird Baby Boom
Billions of emerging insects will likely trigger predator population surges—but some species mysteriously opt out of such bounties