Space & PhysicsMay 21, 2020
NASA Renames Next-Generation Telescope after Nancy Grace Roman
The pioneering astronomer and ‘mother of Hubble’ paved the way for revolutionary space observatories
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Space & PhysicsMay 14, 2020
Pluto’s Wispy Atmosphere May Be Surprisingly Robust
The dwarf planet’s blue-tinged air may punch far above its weight
EarthMay 5, 2020
North Pole’s Largest-ever Ozone Hole Finally Closes
An unusually strong polar vortex kept the hole open for nearly a month—now, it’s finally shut again
Space & PhysicsApril 30, 2020
NASA Selects Companies to Develop Human Lunar Landers
Blue Origin, Dynetics and SpaceX will each design and build spacecraft that could return astronauts to the Moon
Particle PhysicsApril 16, 2020
Weird Neutrino Behavior Could Explain Long-standing Antimatter Mystery
But more data are needed before physicists know for sure
Space & PhysicsApril 8, 2020
Margaret Burbidge, Astronomer Who Studied the Inner Workings of Stars, Dies at 100
Sometimes called “Lady Stardust,” Burbidge helped reveal the cosmic origins of chemical elements
Space & PhysicsApril 1, 2020
NASA’s Next Solar Mission Will Use Six Spacecraft to Make One Giant Telescope
Launching no earlier than July 2023, the SunRISE mission will study the origins of solar storms
Space & PhysicsMarch 30, 2020
Cooped Up at Home? Help Scientists Spot Penguins from Space or Seek Out Galaxies
Some citizen science projects can be done during quarantine
Space & PhysicsMarch 27, 2020
Scientists Trace Neutron Star Crash That Helped Form Our Solar System
The collision helped seed Earth with its precious metals
Space & PhysicsMarch 12, 2020
Molten Iron Rain Falls on Scorching-Hot Exoplanet
A planet called WASP-76 b may be the most extreme world we know of
Space & PhysicsFebruary 29, 2020
Scientists Spot the Biggest Known Explosion in the Universe
The blast is about five times bigger than the previous record holder
PolicyFebruary 25, 2020
Hubble Telescope Test Inspires Changes at NASA to Combat Gender Bias
The space agency’s adoption of dual-anonymous review for certain science programs seeks to ensure proposals are judged on merit alone
The SciencesFebruary 24, 2020
Katherine Johnson of Hidden Figures Fame Dies at 101
The pioneering NASA mathematician overcame racial barriers to help humans reach the moon
Space & PhysicsFebruary 24, 2020
NASA’s InSight Lander Reveals New Details of Martian Quakes and Magnetism
The spacecraft has recorded about 450 “Marsquakes” to date
Space & PhysicsFebruary 10, 2020
Solar Orbiter Launches on a Mission to Study the Sun’s Poles
The probe's long, historic journey is underway
Space & PhysicsFebruary 7, 2020
Ancient Giant Galaxy Grew Fast and Died Young
Astronomers are puzzling over how this cosmic giant arose and expired so quickly in the early universe
Space & PhysicsJanuary 29, 2020
Looming Potential Satellite Smashup Could Spawn Dangerous Debris Swarm
Thankfully, the probability of a collision may be as low as 0.1 percent
Space & PhysicsJanuary 28, 2020
Proposed House Bill Would Delay NASA's Return to the Moon
Although still a long way from becoming law, the legislation is reigniting a debate over the space agency’s plans
Space & PhysicsJanuary 28, 2020
The International Space Station Is Getting a Commercial Module
Axiom Space will provide at least one habitable segment to help spur commercial activity in orbit
Space & PhysicsJanuary 14, 2020
Astronomers Just Found (Another) Potentially Habitable Exoplanet. What Happens Next?
NASA’s TESS spacecraft identified the unusual world around a red dwarf
Space & PhysicsJanuary 8, 2020
Gravitational-Wave Discovery Hints at Another Spectacular Neutron-Star Crash
This new detection—the second of its kind—raises new questions about the nature of these mysterious objects
Space & PhysicsJanuary 7, 2020
NASA’s TESS Planet Hunter Finds Its First Earth-Size World in “Habitable Zone”
TOI 700 d is a landmark discovery for NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
Space & PhysicsJanuary 7, 2020
James Webb Space Telescope on Track for March 2021 Launch, NASA Says
Despite numerous setbacks, the $9.7-billion observatory is still on schedule to revolutionize our view of the universe
Space & PhysicsDecember 13, 2019
SpaceX to Make Starlink Satellites Dimmer to Lessen Impact on Astronomy
Future batches of the satellite will have a special coating to reduce their reflectivity