Dr. Krauss, a leading figure in the “skeptics” movement, was placed on paid leave and barred…
Author: KENNETH CHANG
NASA Budgets for a Trip to the Moon, but Not While Trump Is President
The administration sees a greater role for the private sector in returning to the moon and…
Falcon Heavy, in a Roar of Thunder, Carries SpaceX’s Ambition Into Orbit
Elon Musk disrupted the business of sending rockets into space and has now achieved a milestone…
Trilobites: Newly Discovered Form of Water Ice Is ‘Really Strange’
Long theorized to be found in the mantles of Uranus and Neptune, the confirmation of the…
Where NASA Put a Parking Lot, Dinosaurs and Mammals Once Crossed Paths
An 8.5-foot-long slab found in Maryland preserved tracks left by prehistoric creatures. The site was almost…
Trilobites: A Suitcase-Size Satellite’s Big Image of Frozen Earth Below
A new image of Alaska from the recently launched Iceye satellite shows how much you can…
The Google Lunar X Prize’s Race to the Moon Is Over. Nobody Won.
None of the remaining competitors for the $20 million award will be able to get off…
SpaceX’s Big Rocket, the Falcon Heavy, Finally Reaches the Launchpad
After years of delay, the Falcon Heavy — a beefed-up version of SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9…
Trilobites: If We Ever Get to Mars, the Beer Might Not Be Bad
College students at Villanova University found that hops, leafy greens, carrots and scallions all could grow…
SpaceX’s Secret Satellite Mission May Have Failed. What Happened?
Rumors are that an expensive, classified mission code-named “Zuma” failed to deploy in orbit and is…