Science

A NASA spacecraft successfully touched down on a rocky asteroid
A NASA spacecraft successfully touched down on the skyscraper-sized asteroid 200 million miles away, in order to collect a small amount of rock and dust that can then be returned to Earth. The rocks and dust could help us understand potentially dangerous space rocks and the history of the solar system.
Foiled again: 'Murder hornet' eludes Washington state scientists
An Asian giant hornet fell off researchers' radar during their latest attempt to find its nest. The team is racing to exterminate the invasive species before it devastates U.S. bee populations.
Fake asteroid? NASA expert IDs mystery object as old rocket
Instead of a cosmic rock, the newly discovered object appears to be an old rocket from a failed moon-landing mission 54 years ago that’s finally making its way back home, according to NASA's leading asteroid expert. Observations should help confirm its identity.
2 scientists awarded Nobel chemistry prize for genome editing research
The 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded for research into "rewriting the code of life." Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the U.S. are the laureates.
3 scientists awarded Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries related to black holes
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Gehz for unlocking the "darkest secrets of the universe" related to black holes.