Marina Koren
When a Mars Simulation Goes Wrong
A recent mission atop a Hawaiian volcano shows humans still have much to learn before they set foot on another world.
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NASA / Reuters It’s Easier to Leave the Solar System Than to Reach the Sun
The center of the solar system is a tricky destination, but NASA is going.
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Kirill Kudryavtsev / Getty Why Did Someone Unleash a Bunch of Goats in a Quiet Neighborhood?
The mystery behind a boisterous scene in Boise
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NASA / Reuters The Race to Launch From U.S. Soil Heats Up
NASA says SpaceX and Boeing are both behind schedule—but one is closer to the finish line.
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NASA / MSFC / Sergey Peterman / Shutterstock ... Too Much of a Good Thing at NASA
The agency’s culture of optimism is essential for launching people and robots into space. But it can lead to problems with budgets and deadlines.
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Chris Gunn / NASA Who Should Pay for the Mistakes on NASA’s Next Big Telescope?
The space agency has always coughed up the extra cash, but some politicians wonder if the contractor responsible for major errors should pitch in.
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NASA / JPL-Caltech / University of Arizona New Evidence for a Hidden Lake on Mars
Scientists say they have found a large body of water just below the surface, raising questions about the potential for life.
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Evan Vucci / AP Trump’s Space Force Will Have to Wait
The president has called for the creation of a new military branch. So far, Congress is ignoring him.
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ESO / L. Benassi A Breakthrough Way to See Distant Planets
Astronomers have created a one-of-a-kind image of a distant exoplanet by zeroing in on the molecules in its atmosphere.
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Kiichiro Sato / AP The Elon Musk Impersonators of the Internet
For cryptocurrency scammers, imitation is the sincerest form of fraud.
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NASA / SwRI / MSSS / Gerald Eichstädt ... A Flurry of Tiny Moons Around Jupiter
Four hundred years after Galileo discovered the planet’s biggest satellites, astronomers are still finding the smallest ones.
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DESY, Science Communication Lab Tiny Cosmic Particle Delivers Major Breakthrough in Astronomy
For the first time, astronomers have traced a neutrino back to its birthplace, billions of light-years across the universe.
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NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute NASA Just Released the Song of the Summer
The plasma waves between Saturn and its icy moon Enceladus sound like eerie music to our ears.
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NASA The Moon Is a Rorschach Test for Humankind
For millennia, we have stared up at Earth’s glowing companion and found a plethora of shapes and stories in its features.
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Richard Shotwell / AP Buzz Aldrin's Son Tells His Side of the Story
“I think people are taking advantage of him.”
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ESO / A. Müllet et al. A Baby Planet Is Born
In a rare discovery, astronomers have spotted a world swirling into being around its star.
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Chris Gunn / NASA Another Shocking Delay for NASA’s Next Big Telescope
If the James Webb Space Telescope wants to get off the ground, it will need a blessing—and more money—from Congress.
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NASA The Story of the Interstellar Space Rock Isn’t Over Yet
Astronomers have some new information about ‘Oumuamua—and it makes tracing its origins even harder.
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Eduardo Munoz / Reuters What’s Going On With Buzz Aldrin?
The Apollo astronaut is suing his children and longtime manager—but no one can agree on the truth.
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Kiichiro Sato / AP Elon Musk’s Long Obsession With Sabotage
For the Tesla and SpaceX founder, the acts of rogue employees are not just fireable offenses—they’re treason.
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Jim Lo Scalzo / Getty How Exactly Do You Establish a Space Force?
President Trump has directed his military advisers to create a sixth military branch devoted to the cosmos, but doing so may require an act of Congress.
