NASA has collected its first Mars sample. But it needs $4 billion, 10 years, and new technology to bring the rock to Earth. Morgan McFall-Johnsen 08 sep 2021
Videos of tardigrades walking around reveal that these microscopic water bears rely on ‘grappling hook’ claws Morgan McFall-Johnsen 04 sep 2021
Photos from the air and space reveal Hurricane Ida’s devastation from New Orleans to New Jersey Morgan McFall-Johnsen 03 sep 2021
During Richard Branson’s spaceflight, Virgin Galactic’s rocket plane blared a red warning light and flew out of its clearance zone Morgan McFall-Johnsen 02 sep 2021
The best wildlife photos of 2021 capture a rare Iberian lynx, a snake strangling a gecko, and a lion dripping with blood Morgan McFall-Johnsen 01 sep 2021
Cosmonauts have discovered cracks on a Russian module of the space station, and they could spread Morgan McFall-Johnsen 31 aug 2021
Stunning video captures a rare Jupiter triple-eclipse: 3 large moons casting their shadows over the planet Morgan McFall-Johnsen 25 aug 2021
NASA astronaut Megan McArthur’s warning to space tourists: Spaceflight is uncomfortable and risky. It takes grit. Morgan McFall-Johnsen 24 aug 2021
A scientist’s simple animation shows how the planets rocket around the sun at wildly different speeds Morgan McFall-Johnsen 20 aug 2021
Mega-clouds of traveling smoke are harming people’s health thousands of miles away from wildfires Morgan McFall-Johnsen 19 aug 2021