Joel Achenbach

As the administration slashes spending on science, NASA is running low on new missions.

The first batch of test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is scheduled to be released Monday at 11:30 a.m., followed by a news conference at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington.

The Rubin telescope, featuring a 3,200-megapixel camera, promises to see more galaxies than ever before.

Deep cuts would upend missions to study other planets and Earth itself.

The consecutive failures may have decreased the likelihood SpaceX can meet NASA’s goal of landing on the moon in 2027, experts said.

It’s not clear how many scientists will find work in another country, where salaries are generally lower.

Former president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, according to his office.

A report in the journal Nature estimates that the amniote tracks date to between 350 million and 359 million years ago.

The $9 billion agency, which exists solely to fund researchers, projects and facilities outside its Alexandria, Virginia, headquarters, is hitting pause on its mission.

A molecule detected on a planet 124 light-years away is produced on Earth by decaying phytoplankton and other microbes. There is no other known source.