Space & Physics
NASA’s Next Exoplanet Hunter Will Seek Worlds Close to Home
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is designed to spot planets orbiting nearby bright stars
Stories by Alexandra Witze
Space & Physics
U.S. Scientists Plot Return to the Moon's Surface
Lunar researchers want to take advantage of Trump administration’s political interest
Policy
Trump Budget Gives Last-Minute Reprieve to Science Funding
Funding for the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health would hold steady after Congress agrees to lift spending caps, but details are fuzzy
Space & Physics
NASA Test Proves Pulsars Can Function as a Celestial GPS
Experiment shows how spacecraft could use stellar signals to navigate in deep space without human instruction
Space & Physics
Long-Awaited U.S. Report Charts Course for Studies of Earth from Space
Earth scientists recommend smaller, cheaper missions to maximize science returns over the next decade
Environment
Rescued Radar Maps Reveal Antarctica’s Past
More than 2 million newly digitized images extend the history of the bottom of the ice sheet
Space & Physics
Trump Tells NASA to Return to the Moon
U.S. astronauts last visited the lunar surface in the 1970s
Policy
9 Researchers Sue University of Rochester over Sexual-Harassment Allegations
Lawsuit alleges the institution mishandled complaints about cognitive scientist Florian Jaeger
Natural Disasters
Gravity Signals Could Speedily Warn of Big Quakes and Save Lives
The trick lies in capturing the weak gravitational shifts in the ground
Space & Physics
Exoplanet Hunters Rethink Search for Alien Life
Astronomers expand ideas of how chemistry and geology could affect chances for life on other worlds
Space & Physics
Arecibo Telescope Wins Reprieve from U.S. Government
National Science Foundation will look for partners to provide extra financial support for Puerto Rico facility
Space & Physics
Hazy Skies Cool Down Pluto
Complex chemistry in the dwarf planet’s upper atmosphere may explain one of its biggest mysteries
Climate Change
Ageing Satellites Put Crucial Sea Ice Climate Record at Risk
Scientists scramble to avert disruption to dataset that has tracked polar ice since the late 1970s
Space & Physics
Jupiter's Stormy Winds Churn Deep into the Planet
Juno probe discovers surprising activity in the giant planet’s interior
Natural Disasters
Risk of Human-Triggered Earthquakes Laid Out in Biggest-Ever Database
Geologists track hundreds of quakes caused by people and the projects that set them off
Evolution
Fossilized Poo Reveals Vegetarian Dinosaurs Had a Taste for Crabs
Ancient crustaceans in dino dung from Utah illuminate herbivores’ broad diet
Space & Physics
Pair of Deadly Mexico Quakes Puzzles Scientists
Latest big tremor could be linked to major earthquake earlier this month
Space & Physics
Trump Finally Nominates a New Leader for NASA
James Bridenstine, a member of Congress, has long pushed for the U.S. to return to the moon
Space & Physics
Mysteries of Sun's Corona on View During Upcoming Eclipse
From ground, sky and space, researchers are ready to test latest technologies on the Great American Eclipse
Environment
Iceland Drilling Project Aims to Unearth How Islands Form
Scientists will look into the heart of Surtsey, an island created 50 years ago by a volcanic eruption
