Asteroid rocks collected by NASA are rich in water and carbon : NPR

Small rocks and dust from an asteroid, outside a round sample collection device in a NASA…

A solar eclipse is more than a spectacle — for some it honors tradition : NPR

For a few minutes Saturday, the Moon will line up between the Earth and sun and…

On Saturday, much of the U.S. will get a view of a ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse : NPR

An annular solar eclipse, nicknamed the “ring of fire,” will sweep across much of the Western…

The rare ‘ring of fire’ eclipse : NPR

The “ring of fire” effect caused during the annular eclipse of the Sun over Albuquerque, N.M.,…

An eclipse chaser catches the ‘ring of fire’ event in New Mexico : NPR

NPR’s Scott Detrow talks with David Baron, who viewed Saturday’s “Ring of Fire” eclipse from the…

How albatrosses navigate, fossilized ocean worms, meteor shower : NPR

NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Aaron Scott of Short Wave about albatrosses’ impressive…

Indigenous Tribes Saw the “Ring of Fire” Eclipse in a Different Light : NPR

Indigenous tribal members didn’t join the millions watching Saturday’s eclipse. Visitors of the Bears Ears Monument…

New research shows the moon might be older than we thought : NPR

The moon appears to be roughly 40 million years older than previously thought, new research shows.…

New research shows the moon might be older than we thought : NPR

The moon appears to be roughly 40 million years older than previously thought, new research shows.…

Carlo Rovelli’s ‘White Holes’ : NPR

Horizons are weird. They delimit what we can see in the distance, but they are also…