Hubble Sees a Star Called HBC 672 and the Bat Shadow
A young star's unseen, planet-forming disk casts a huge shadow across a more distant cloud in a star-forming region.
NASA, ESA to Release First Images from Solar Orbiter Mission
Scientists from NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) will release the first data captured by Solar Orbiter, the joint ESA/NASA mission to study the Sun,...
NASA Broadcasts Final Spacewalks to Upgrade Space Station Power System
NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken will conduct a pair of spacewalks Thursday, July 16, and Tuesday, July 21, to finish a 3.5-year effort...
Trump reduced fines for nursing homes that put residents at risk. Then Covid-19 happened.
Christina Animashaun/Vox The Obama administration cracked down on nursing homes with infection control problems. Trump reversed course. Few places represent the calamity of the Covid-19...
Democrats have a plan to automatically expand health coverage in a pandemic
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders bump elbows after the Democratic debate on March 15, 2020. | Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Here are the highlights...
How California went from a coronavirus success story to a worrying new hot spot
A mural by artist Pony Wave depicts two people kissing while wearing face masks on Venice Beach in Los Angeles. | Mario Tama/Getty Images California...
Google’s former CEO hosts an exclusive retreat in Yellowstone each July. You won’t hear much about it.
On the right, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt at a different “private function” — the annual Sun Valley conference. | Scott Olson/Getty Images Weekend getaways...
PHOTOS: Elephant Butte fire near Evergreen
A wildfire burning in the Evergreen area of Jefferson County prompted the evacuation of about 1,000 homes on Monday, July 13, 2020. Read the full...
Colorado taxpayers have an extra incentive to file a return by Wednesday’s deadline
Individuals who made less than $12,200 last year and joint filers who made less than $24,400 in earned income don’t have to file a federal...
Fellow Republicans criticize Douglas County GOP social media post likening masks to police brutality
Republican officials in Douglas County have joined the online chorus condemning the county GOP for posting a cartoon likening public health guidance to police brutality....