Space & PhysicsDecember 22, 2015
NASA Suspends Next Mission to Mars
Faulty seismometer will delay the launch of the InSight lander for at least 26 months
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The SciencesDecember 18, 2015
Magnetic Mystery of Earth's Early Core Explained
Competing ideas suggest how sloshing motions could maintain a primordial magnetic field
The SciencesDecember 4, 2015
Japan Orbiter Seeks a Second Shot at Venus [Update]
Five years after a failed insertion into planet's orbit, Akatsuki tries again
The SciencesDecember 3, 2015
Hawaiian Court Revokes Permit for Planned Mega-Telescope
Decision throws construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope into question
EnvironmentNovember 18, 2015
The World's Biggest Volcano Is a Magnetic Mix-Up
Five weeks of mapping at sea suggests two possible origins for the underwater Tamu Massif
Space & PhysicsNovember 18, 2015
Graphic: A World of Exoplanet Discoveries
What we know about alien worlds—and what’s coming next
The SciencesNovember 10, 2015
Astronomers Find the Farthest-Out Solar System Object Ever Seen
More than a hundred times as distant from the sun as Earth is, the object could be a pristine remnant from the primordial solar system
Space & PhysicsNovember 9, 2015
Ice Volcanoes Could Be on Pluto
New Horizons mission finds evidence for cryovolcanism on the distant dwarf planet
Space & PhysicsOctober 16, 2015
Pluto's Geology Is Unlike Any Other
First published findings from NASA’s New Horizons mission lay out the dwarf planet’s wildly varying terrain
ConservationOctober 8, 2015
Corals Worldwide Hit by Bleaching [Slide Show]
Warm ocean waters combine with El Niño to turn reefs a stark white
Space & PhysicsOctober 1, 2015
NASA Considers New Robotic Missions to Venus and Asteroids
Proposals include a hunt for near-Earth objects, a dive into Venus’s atmosphere and a voyage the metallic core of a protoplanet
Space & PhysicsSeptember 25, 2015
Planetary Close-Up Reveals Pluto "Snakeskin"
Intriguing ridges add to dwarf planet's geologic mysteries
Space & PhysicsSeptember 2, 2015
Dark Matter Experiment on Space Station Hits a Glitch
An Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer cooling-pump failure raises questions about the instrument's longevity
Space & PhysicsAugust 3, 2015
Earth's Ancient Magnetic Field Just Got a Lot Older
Early magnetism could have helped create conditions to support life
Space & PhysicsJuly 24, 2015
New Horizons Finds Nitrogen Glaciers and Hazy Air on Pluto
Astronomers astounded by the dwarf planet's active geology and atmosphere
Space & PhysicsJuly 13, 2015
Pluto and Charon Come into Sharper Focus
Images from the New Horizons probe’s journey to the distant reaches of the solar system
Space & PhysicsJuly 7, 2015
Astronomers Propose Giant Space Telescope to Replace Hubble
A segmented mirror four or five times wider than Hubble's would peer directly at exoplanets
EnvironmentJune 19, 2015
Oil and Gas Company's Disposal of Wastewater Causes Sharp Rise in Quakes
Nearly 90 percent of temblors in the central U.S. are now caused by water injected into underground wells
Space & PhysicsJune 4, 2015
Pluto's Moons Move in Synchrony
Gravity binds together three of the dwarf planet's satellites
Space & PhysicsMay 27, 2015
Giant Telescope in Hawaii Progresses, with New Restrictions
The embattled Thirty Meter Telescope project can proceed on Mauna Kea, but only by cutting back astronomy elsewhere on the mountain
The SciencesMay 6, 2015
Images Expose Thunder in Exquisite Detail
Acoustic measurements reveal the energy that radiates from a lightning bolt
The SciencesMay 3, 2015
Massive Underwater Volcano Erupts
An event at the Axial Seamount tests a new deep-sea observing network
Space & PhysicsMay 1, 2015
Pluto May Have Icy Cap
The latest images from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft show a bright spot near the dwarf planet's pole
Space & PhysicsApril 28, 2015
Mercury Mission Set to End with Dramatic Crash
The chief scientist for the Mercury MESSENGER mission reminisces its findings and upcoming finale