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A new kind of blood test can screen for many cancers — as some pregnant people learn
Friday, December 23, 2022
Testing pregnant people's blood to look at free-floating DNA can tell doctors about the health of the fetus. But these tests sometime turn up DNA that might be shed by cancerous cells.
Law requires former research chimps to be retired at a federal sanctuary, court says
Thursday, December 15, 2022
The ruling is the latest twist in a long-running dispute over where dozens of federally-supported former research chimps should live out the remainder of their days.
50 years later, NASA is on the verge of sending people to the moon again
Sunday, December 11, 2022
The last time astronauts landed on the moon was 50 years ago today. The vehicle NASA is preparing for the next journey returns from a test flight this afternoon.
It's been 50 years since the Apollo 17 mission put humans on the moon
Wednesday, December 07, 2022
Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 17 mission — the last one that put humans on the moon. NPR takes a look at the mission and what it means for future travel to our lunar companion.
50 years since the last Apollo astronauts went to the moon, NASA is finally going back
Wednesday, December 07, 2022
December 7, 1972 was the launch of the final mission in NASA's Apollo moon program. Fifty years later, NASA finally seems poised to return people to the lunar surface.
The James Webb telescope shows how starlight transforms a distant, Jupiter-like planet
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Scientists studying a gas giant planet have found that it's partly cloudy and that its atmosphere gets altered by starlight from its host star.
NASA once again declines to rename the James Webb Space Telescope
Friday, November 18, 2022
NASA says an extensive review of historical records found no evidence that Webb ever led or supported purges of government employees who were gay. But some astronomers think that's a pretty low bar.
James Webb telescope spots galaxies near the dawn of time, thrilling scientists
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Galaxies that existed soon after the Big Bang turn out to be surprisingly bright, a discovery that's both thrilled and puzzled scientists who study how the universe evolved over time.
A NASA crew capsule is on its way to the moon
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
A NASA crew capsule is on a 25-day journey to the moon and back. NASA flight controllers will put the spacecraft through its paces before its first lunar mission with astronauts on board.
After a night of uncertainty, NASA's Artemis moon rocket takes to the skies
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
NASA's Artemis moon rocket has finally launched after months of setbacks, from fuel leaks to hurricanes. If successful, the mission signals a big step toward returning humans to the moon.
NASA is trying to launch its big new moon rocket again
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Again, NASA is trying to launch its big new moon rocket on its first test flight.
NASA's Artemis moon rocket is hours from launch. Will it finally fly?
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
The space agency has been trying for months to send its giant moon rocket on its first test flight. The goal is to send a crew capsule, with no astronauts on board, around the moon and back.
Why this study of box turtles will plod along, slow and steady, for 100 years
Wednesday, November 02, 2022
This wrinkled ol' pal, found across much of the U. S., may be in decline. A huge study in North Carolina plans to track box turtles for 100 years, to learn how to best protect them.
A 100-year study could help save box turtles
Wednesday, November 02, 2022
An ambitious long-term study of box turtles seeks to study the population across North Carolina to determine the health of the species over a hundred years.
NASA spacecraft's asteroid crash offers insight in case one ever threatens Earth
Monday, September 26, 2022
At 7:14 p.m. Eastern on Sept. 26, a NASA spacecraft will crash into a small asteroid. The impact will test whether the space agency could deflect asteroids, in case one ever threatens Earth.
Move over, Bruce Willis: NASA crashed into an asteroid to test planetary defense
Monday, September 26, 2022
NASA successfully crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in a test of planetary defense. Now it will determine whether the mission was able to alter the asteroid's course.
NASA plans to hit an asteroid with a spacecraft to change its course
Monday, September 26, 2022
NASA is getting ready to give an asteroid a little push, in a test intended to ready Earth's defenses against a potential asteroid approach.
NASA is defending against future asteroids that could collide with earth
Sunday, September 25, 2022
NASA aims to make history Monday by ramming a spacecraft into an asteroid - to deflect its trajectory. The test is meant to defend against possible future asteroids on a collision course with earth.
After two failed attempts to launch, NASA's moon rocket may need repairs
Sunday, September 04, 2022
For a second time, NASA has scrubbed the launch of its new moon rocket. Problems with fuel leaks and faulty sensors led to the delays for the Artemis-1 test mission, with more possible delays to come.
NASA won't try to launch the Artemis 1 moon mission again for at least a few weeks
Saturday, September 03, 2022
A recurring leak of liquid hydrogen fuel forced NASA on Saturday to postpone a scheduled launch for the second time this week. The earliest possible launch date is Sept. 19.