New NASA Chief Jim Bridenstine Faces "Uphill Climb" after Contentious Confirmation
Partisanship and his past statements about climate change could hinder Bridenstine’s leadership of the space agency
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What's Next for TESS, NASA's New Exoplanet Hunter?
The spacecraft is headed to its science orbit and prepping to discover thousands of alien worlds
Diamonds in Meteorite May Come from a Lost Planet
Formed at high temperatures and pressures, the gems trace extreme events from the dawn of our solar system
Greenland's Biggest Fire Is a "Warning" for Its Future
A wildfire in summer 2017 deposited heat-absorbing black carbon on the imperiled ice sheet
Chinese Space Station Tiangong 1 Falls to Earth
The space station disintegrated in the atmosphere over the South Pacific
Meet Your Interstitium, a Newfound "Organ"
These fluid-filled spaces were found in the body’s connective tissue
Chinese Space Station Could Crash to Earth on Easter Weekend
The tumbling spacecraft’s uncontrolled reentry could resemble that of NASA’s Skylab station from 1979
European Space Agency Picks Exoplanet-Studying Spacecraft for 2028 Launch
The ARIEL mission will peer into the atmospheres of thousands of exoplanets to learn more about their formation and evolution
Stephen Hawking to Be Interred in Westminster Abbey
The late physicist’s ashes will share a final resting place with the remains of Newton, Darwin and other historic figures
'Oumuamua, First-Known Interstellar Visitor, Likely Born from 2 Stars
The mysterious object may have formed in a binary star system, new research suggests
