Amazon to Launch First Project Kuiper Internet Satellites: What to Know
The spacecraft are the online giant’s entry into beaming wireless service from space, but the company has much to do…
Xavier Le Pichon, Who Modeled Movement of Earth’s Crust, Dies at 87
With a computer rendering, he helped scientists understand that the earth, with its shifting tectonic plates, is “an extraordinary living…
Scientists Map Miles of Wiring in a Speck of Mouse Brain
The human brain is so complex that scientific brains have a hard time making sense of it. A piece of…
Chinese Lunar Rocks Suggest a Thirsty Far Side of the Moon
Using samples gathered from the Chang’e-6 mission, scientists found that the interior of the moon on the half we never…
Five Takeaways From Trump’s Plan to Rescue Coal
To help the struggling coal industry, President Trump used his executive authority to try to keep aging plants alive and…
NOAA Staffing Cuts Threaten Years of Salmon Harvests
In Washington, where salmon is a multibillion dollar industry, government staff terminations and budget freezes may put salmon production at…
Jared Isaacman, Trump’s Pick to Lead NASA, Calls Mars a Priority in Confirmation Hearing
Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur who has twice launched to orbit in a SpaceX vehicle, will testify before the Senate…
Amid Tension Around H.H.S. Cuts, Kennedy Meets With Tribal Leader
At the very moment that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was set to take the stage, the governor of…
The Skin on Mysterious Medieval Books Concealed a Shaggy Surprise
The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or…
Nuclear Testing Not Advised, Trump’s Nominee Says in Senate Hearing
Brandon Williams, the nominee to lead the National Nuclear Security Administration, said he would recommend reliance on “scientific information” rather…