Vera Rubin, whose dark-matter discoveries changed astronomy and physics, gets her due with namesake observatory, commemorative quarter

75 years after Fermi’s paradox, are we any closer to finding extraterrestrial life?

Wyss’ Don Ingber details rush to hold onto consequential projects, talented researchers — and system that has driven American innovation

An NSF project builds a special camera to shoot the night sky, light up dark matter, and map the Milky Way

Study bolsters theory that protective magnetic field supporting life-enabling atmosphere remained in place longer than estimates