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  1. Space

    NASA races to have the first moon base and nuclear-propulsion spacecraft

    A $20 billion plan for a moon base by 2030 and the launch nuclear-propulsion space exploration raises hopes, but caution given deep government cuts.

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  2. Animals

    When were dogs domesticated? The oldest known dog DNA offers clues

    Two new studies suggest that genetically stable dogs were living among humans in Europe by about 14,000 years ago.

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  3. Planetary Science

    A private moon lander challenges ideas about lunar volcanism

    New measurements from the Blue Ghost lander suggest that thin crust, not just radioactive heating, shaped the moon’s dark lava plains.