NASA objects to new megaconstellation, citing risk of “catastrophic collison” "This particular region of space tends to produce a large number of conjunctions." Eric Berger - Nov 2, 2020 11:30 pm UTC Enlarge / Sixty Starlink Intern…

And the winner is.... — Three scientists win Nobel Physics Prize for groundbreaking black hole work Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel, and Andrea Ghez share top honor Jennifer Ouellette - Oct 6, 2020 11:48 pm UTC Enlarge / Image of the night s…

For the love of God, take this seriously — Doctors still evasive on Trump’s health as he leaves hospital Trump downplays virus that landed him in hospital as US death toll nears 210,000. Beth Mole - Oct 5, 2020 11:04 pm UTC Enlarge / A car …

Where's Rocket 4.0? — Astra pitches larger rocket, suborbital cargo-delivery plan to Air Force Company seeks to increase performance of its booster by four times. Eric Berger - Oct 1, 2020 11:43 pm UTC Enlarge / The company pitches the …

Confidence boost — Celebs back away from Trump admin.’s $300M COVID-19 ad campaign Funding for the public-awareness campaign came out of the CDC's budget. Beth Mole - Sep 30, 2020 11:47 pm UTC Enlarge / Former Trump campaign official Mi…

Lots of lift — SpaceX targets another Starlink launch Thursday to continue record pace California company appears likely to launch at least two dozen rockets in 2020. Eric Berger - Sep 3, 2020 12:26 am UTC Falcon 9 B1060 and 60 Starlink sat…

That will leave a mark — National Institutes of Health disses FDA on plasma as COVID treatment Internal dissent about the FDA's Emergency Use Authorization spills out in public. John Timmer - Sep 2, 2020 12:32 am UTC Enlarge / Francis C…

Derp — Trump advisor reportedly wants to let COVID-19 spread, repeat Sweden’s mistakes Looking to herd immunity is "not a solution," experts say. Beth Mole - Aug 31, 2020 11:19 pm UTC Enlarge / Member of the coronavirus task force…

Hitting a century — Nearby storms do not prevent SpaceX from launching its 100th mission Weather was iffy right up until the last few minutes before liftoff. Eric Berger - Aug 31, 2020 12:12 am UTC Plenty of clouds remained Sunday when Spac…

Not a plasma rifle — Trump announces a COVID-19 Emergency Use Authorization for blood plasma Move reportedly happens over objections of health officials about limited data. John Timmer - Aug 23, 2020 11:26 pm UTC Enlarge / Donald Trump gest…

Outrageous — Coronavirus researchers must examine Trump-backed conspiracy—or lose funding Trump admin. pulled funding before, now wants information on Wuhan lab. Beth Mole - Aug 19, 2020 11:29 pm UTC Enlarge / The Wuhan Institute of Virolog…

On the Internet, no one knows you're a dog — #MeTooSTEM founder admits to creating Twitter persona who “died” of COVID-19 BethAnn McLaughlin invented @Sciencing_Bi, a Hopi anthropologist who died of COVID-19 Jennifer Ouellette - Aug 4, 2020 1…

Childhood confusion — More data, but still confusion over how much children spread SARS-CoV-2 With school reopening looming, we still don't have a clear picture of risk. John Timmer - Aug 3, 2020 11:39 pm UTC Enlarge / A pre-pandemic su…