Puerto Rico's Arecibo Radio Telescope Suffers Hurricane Damage
Early reports that a secondary dish at the observatory was destroyed by Maria turn out not to be correct, according to a group that helps run the facility.
Space
An Accident On The Moon, Young Lawyers To The Rescue
Each year, law students argue hypothetical, futuristic case that takes place in space. This year, it's about who pays when two machines collide on the moon.
Are We About To See A Black Hole?
A project called the Event Horizon Telescope is analyzing data taken earlier this year using interferometry — and we may be remarkably close to "seeing" a black hole, says astrophysicist Adam Frank.
Cassini's Spectacular Legacy — And Nod To The Future
Following on Cassini's discoveries, NASA aims to probe Jupiter's Europa for potential life. With every new world we discover, we should look back at our own planet with awe, says Marcelo Gleiser.
Scientists Work To Grow Food In Space
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Gene Giacomelli of the University of Arizona about working with NASA to develop a kind of greenhouse where astronauts can grow crops while in space.
Cassini Spacecraft Burns Up Like A Meteor In Dramatic End To Saturn Mission
The Cassini spacecraft, which launched almost 20 years ago, ended its mission early Friday morning when it dove directly into Saturn's atmosphere, burning up like a meteor.
Cassini's Saturn Mission Goes Out In A Blaze Of Glory
The NASA probe that has spent the past 13 years making countless discoveries about the ringed planet and its moons was taken out of orbit and sent plunging into Saturn's atmosphere.
Cassini Plunges To Saturn
The Cassini mission to Saturn ends on Friday. Scientists will steer the spacecraft into Saturn's atmosphere and watch it burn up.
Cassini Spacecraft Set To Complete 13-Year Saturn Mission
The Cassini spacecraft will plunge into Saturn's atmosphere Friday, incinerating itself in the process. Planet scientist Jonathan Lunine talks about what the mission accomplished and its grand finale.
Saturn's Strangest Sights, As Captured By A Doomed Spacecraft
NASA's Cassini spacecraft will crash into Saturn on Friday, but we'll always have the shots it took of icy volcanoes, hexagonal storms, ethane lakes and ripples in Saturn's rings.