- Venus and Earth used to look like 'twin' planets. What happened?by Regina G. Barber on May 8, 2024 at 10:00 am
Earth, Mars and Venus all looked pretty similar when they first formed. Today, Mars is dry, cold, and dusty; Venus has a hot, crushing atmosphere. Why did these sibling planets turn out so different?
- Boeing launches its Starliner spacecraft with two astronauts on board tonightby Geoff Brumfiel on May 6, 2024 at 9:07 pm
A spacecraft built by Boeing is set to carry two astronauts to the International Space Station. Just like Boeing's airplanes, the Starliner has been beset by technical problems and safety concerns.
- Launch for Boeing Starliner's first crewed ride into space has been scrubbedby Joe Hernandez on May 6, 2024 at 10:01 am
Boeing's Starliner program has been plagued with delays and design problems for several years.
- Morning news briefby Michel Martin on May 6, 2024 at 9:12 am
The Israeli military urges civilians to leave Rafah. China's president begins a five-day European tour. NASA and Boeing are set to launch astronauts to the International Space Station Monday night.
- After some setbacks, Boeing prepares for Starliner's first crewed launch into spaceby Steve Inskeep on May 6, 2024 at 9:12 am
Boeing is set to launch humans to space for the first time Monday night aboard its Starliner capsule. This mission is years behind schedule and over budget.
- NASA's chief is worried about China getting back to the moon first. Here's whyby Scott Detrow on May 6, 2024 at 9:00 am
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told NPR he sees the U.S. in an urgent race with China to find water on the moon, and that he trusts SpaceX, despite Elon Musk's increasingly controversial profile.
- NASA's administrator on ambitions to return to the moonon May 5, 2024 at 10:11 pm
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with NASA administrator Bill Nelson about the space agency's plans to return to the moon and travel later to Mars.
- Astronauts on the moon have a new way to stay fit, and it involves the wall of deathby Scott Simon on May 4, 2024 at 12:07 pm
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Alberto Minetti of the University of Milan about his research on how astronauts on the moon could keep fit by running around the inside of a cylindrical "Wall of Death."
- In time for May the Fourth, Mark Hamill of 'Star Wars' stopped by the White Houseby Franco Ordoñez on May 3, 2024 at 8:18 pm
Mark Hamill is known for obsessively posting about President Biden (he's a fan) and also about former President Donald Trump (he's really not a fan.) On Friday, he met Biden in the Oval Office.
- Deer are expanding north. That could hurt some species like boreal caribouby Regina G. Barber on May 3, 2024 at 7:00 am
Wildlife ecologists have seen white-tailed deer expanding their range in North America over many decades. And since the early-2000s these deer have moved north into the boreal forests of western Canada. These forests are full of spruce and pine trees, sandy soil and freezing winters with lots of snow. They can be a harsh winter wonderland. And ecologists haven't known whether a warmer climate in these forests or human land development might be driving the deer north. A recent study tries to disentangle these factors – and finds that a warming climate seems to play the most significant role in the movement of deer. Read more in the journal Global Change Biology. Curious about more wildlife news? Email us at [email protected].