Geoff Brumfiel
Stories
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Science
China has just returned the first-ever samples from the far side of the moon
The far side of the moon looks very different from the near side, and with the Chang'e 6 mission, scientists are hoping to learn why.
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Science
The week in space: Two lessons for NASA and their private space partners
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Business
Elon Musk’s giant Starship rocket rumbles into space once more
This is the fourth test for Starship, and this time, it returned successfully to earth.
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Boeing's Starliner launches into space after years of delay
After years of delays, Boeing Starliner finally launched humans for the first time Wednesday carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station.
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Politics
U.S. To Pull Out Of International Arms Control Agreement
President Trump says he will pull the U.S. out of a 1987 arms control treaty with Russia. It was a treaty signed by President Reagan designed to reduce the dangers of nuclear war.
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Science
The Nobel Prize In Physics: 117 Years, Three Women And Counting
Donna Strickland is the first woman to win the prize in a generation. Other women in physics are not surprised, but some hope change may be coming.
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Science
3 Scientists Win Nobel Prize In Physics
Arthur Ashkin, a U.S. physicist won for work with optical tweezers and Gérard Mourou of France and Donna Strickland of Canada won for generating high-intensity ultra-short optical pulses.
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World
Russia's Nuclear Cruise Missile Is Struggling To Take Off, Imagery Suggests
Earlier this year, Putin claimed his nation had successfully tested a nuclear-powered weapon. Satellite imagery suggests it may not have gone so well.
