News

  1. Astronomy

    Gaia delivers a trove of data revealing secrets of the Milky Way

    Astronomers are already using Gaia’s new information to estimate the galaxy’s mass, the diameter of exoplanets and more.

    By Emily Conover
  2. Earth

    How long will Kilauea’s eruption last?

    A volcanologist with the U.S. Geological Survey answers burning questions about the ongoing Kilauea eruption.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  3. Astronomy

    New ideas about how stars die help solve a decades-old mystery

    New ideas about stellar evolution help explain why astronomers see so many bright planetary nebulae where they ought not be.

    By Maria Temming
  4. Tech

    This self-driving car could one day take you on a real road trip

    Most autonomous cars are city drivers.