Space
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
Arts & Culture
Ursula K. Le Guin, Influential Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 88
The prolific author leaves behind a rich, genre-spanning legacy
Space
In the Search for Alien Life, “Everyone Is an Astrobiologist”
Scientists are plotting new directions in the quest for cosmic company
Space
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
Weather
Hurricane Harvey Closes NASA Center in Houston
Despite rising floodwaters, Johnson Space Center continues critical space station operations
Space
For First Time, Einstein’s Relativity Used to Weigh a Star
Scientists employ ‘gravitational lensing’ to measure the mass of a white dwarf
Space
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
Russia Could Stay with the International Space Station to 2028
The orbital outpost is presently slated to be retired as early as 2024
Space
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
U.S. and Russia May Explore Venus Together
NASA officials are considering taking part in the upcoming Russian Venera D mission
Space
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
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
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
Physics
IceCube Closes in on Mysterious Nature of Neutrinos
The Antarctica-based observatory has found hints of strange patterns in the ghostly particles' masses
Space
Galactic Murder Mystery Solved by Gas Stripping
Astronomers unveil a new mechanism to explain the premature demise of young galaxies
Space
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
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
Jupiter’s Stripes Go Deep
The latest science returns from NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter are filled with surprises
Space
New Dwarf Planet Found in Our Solar System
The object is 530 kilometers across, and lurks in a region beyond Pluto
Space
Hubble Telescope Zooms in on Comet’s Death Throes
New images capture best-yet view of cometary disintegration
