Science
2019 Nobel Prize winners: Chemistry
The creation of lithium-ion batteries has made a dramatic impact on society and earned two American scientists a Nobel Prize for their innovation.
2019 Nobel Prize winners: Physics
Physicist James Peebles of Princeton University has won the Nobel Prize for developing "the basis of our contemporary ideas about the universe."
2019 Nobel Prize winners: Physiology or medicine
Each year the Nobel Prize is awarded to individuals in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, economics and the promotion of peace.
To prepare for Mars, NASA travels to Iceland
To prepare for NASA's Mars 2020 rover, scientists tested technology in a terrain that is similar to environments on Mars.
U.S. universities top latest worldwide patent count
With heavy investments in research, U.S. universities are outpacing their international counterparts in receiving U.S. patents for new inventions.
Cosmic fireworks in red, white and blue
NASA celebrates the 4th of July with new images of the double-star Eta Carinae erupting like a fireworks display 7,500 light years away.
From NASA to Star Trek: One scientist’s space odyssey
Egyptian-American geologist Farouk El-Baz has had a diverse career, from serving as a science adviser to Anwar Sadat to training U.S. astronauts.
How science works in the U.S.
The U.S. scientific culture encourages new discoveries. It does it through collaboration, public funding, open science, peer review and outreach.
U.S. and Japan partner on future moon mission
Cooperation between NASA and Japan's space agency aims to return humans to the moon in preparation to land on and explore Mars.