Amateurs Identify U.S. Spy Satellite Behind President Trump's Tweet
The satellite is believed to be among America's most advanced. Some believe it's as large as the Hubble Space Telescope.
Space
White House Hopes Revived Space Command Is One Giant Leap Toward Proposed Space Force
President Trump and Vice President Pence are expected to formally reestablish the U.S. Space Command on Thursday. It's not the Space Force they want, but they intend it as a step in that direction.
What Satellite Imagery Can Tell Us About The Fires Burning In The Amazon
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Doug Morton of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center about what satellite imagery can tell us about the cause and extent of the fires in Brazil.
Stars Are Aligning For New Military Service Focused On Space
President Trump has made creating a Space Force a key line in his campaign rallies. Congress is now on board due to concerns about security threats to satellites and the chance to land more jobs.
With Congressional Blessing, Space Force Is Closer To Launch
It started as a joke, as President Trump riffed on the idea last year. Now, Congress could create the first, new military service in more than 70 years.
Thousands Of Tardigrades Are Stranded On The Moon After A Failed Lunar Mission
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Wired writer Daniel Oberhaus about a failed lunar mission that left a few thousand tardigrades a microscopic animal, on the moon.
Amid Protests In Hawaii Against Giant Telescope, Astronomers Look To 'Plan B'
An international consortium planning the Thirty Meter Telescope still prefers to site it atop the Big Island's Mauna Kea. But local protests may drive the project to the Canary Islands.
Chile And Telescopes Are A Match Made In Heaven
The South American country is home to the Andes Mountains and the Atacama Desert, places that have some of the stillest and driest air in the world. That makes them ideal for astronomy.
Ask Cokie: The 50th Anniversary Of Apollo 11
With the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, what has the space program meant for America? NPR's Steve Inskeep and commentator Cokie Roberts take listener questions.
In Alabama, Huntsville Continues To Play A Large Role In NASA's Exploration Efforts
Huntsville, Ala., was one of the key cities that helped NASA get to the moon in 1969. Fifty years later, Huntsville still plays a big role in NASA's present and future space exploration efforts.