Tech
How to Mourn a Space Robot
NASA’s Cassini probe will soon plunge into Saturn, ending its 13-year mission to the ringed planet and triggering a wave of grief among scientists, engineers, and an adoring public.
Tech
Why Women Weren't Allowed to Be Astronauts
Critics had plenty of reasons for wanting to disqualify women from spaceflight in its early stages—but none of them stuck.
Defense
NASA: Seven Earth-Sized Planets Have Been Spotted Around a Nearby Star
And all of them are in the temperate zone.
Tech
NASA's Next Frontier Is Washington
The space agency is in limbo as it waits for direction from Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress.
Tech
Trump's Advisers Want to Return Humans to the Moon in Three Years
The plan could dramatically shift the mission of the space agency, prioritizing low-Earth orbit activity over distant exploration.
Tech
Is NASA Paving the Way for Asteroid Mining?
The agency just greenlit a robotic mission to the most metal-rich space rock in the solar system.
Tech
The Most Vulnerable NASA Missions Under Trump
Reading the tea leaves on the president-elect’s space policy
Oversight
Remembering John Glenn
The former senator and first American to orbit the Earth has died at 95.
Tech
The Extreme Hazing of the Most Expensive Telescope NASA Has Ever Built
The James Webb Space Telescope, $8.8 billion and 20 years in the making, is undergoing rigorous testing to make sure it can survive launch.
Oversight
The First American to Vote From Space
In 1997, David Wolf cast his ballot in microgravity. This year, he’s happy to wait in line on Earth.
Tech
The FBI's Arrest of an NSA Contractor
A Maryland man who worked for Booz Allen Hamilton has been charged with stealing classified materials.
Management
Edward Snowden's Suggestion for Obama: A Presidential Pardon
The whistleblower says the president should pardon him because his leaks were in service of the public good.
Oversight
Clinton Battles Pneumonia and Rumors
The candidate's doctor disclosed the diagnosis after Clinton's sudden departure from a 9/11 commemoration.
Management
Obama in Louisiana: 'I Don’t Worry Too Much About Politics'
The president, facing criticism that he remained on vacation during the historic flooding, toured some of the worst-hit areas on Tuesday.
Defense
Guantanamo's Shrinking Population
The Obama administration announced Monday the transfer of 15 prisoners to the United Arab Emirates.
Defense
Zika's Threat to the U.S. Military
More than 40 service members, including one pregnant woman, have been infected with the mosquito-borne virus since January.
Management
Obama’s View of ISIS, Two Years Into Air Strikes
The president said Thursday bombing targets in Iraq and Syria is “necessary, but not sufficient” in the long term.
Defense
The U.S. Military's Welcome for Transgender Troops
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced Thursday that U.S. armed forces will no longer prevent transgender people from serving openly.
Management
NASA Is Trying to Figure Out Why its New Inflatable Space House Won't Expand
The space agency has put on hold the scheduled deployment of a new module on the International Space Station after it failed to expand.
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