From bicycles to rockets, learning through experience – whether human or machine – is shaping the future of space exploration.

AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient – and could even lead to nuclear-powered rockets

Ever seen the northern lights? You have a magnetic layer in Earth’s atmosphere to thank for those beautiful displays. But the magnetosphere does a lot more than create auroras.

Earth’s magnetic field protects life on Earth from radiation, but it can move, and the magnetic poles can even flip

Most astronauts who menstruate pause their cycle with hormones before hitting the stars, but in the future, we'll need more options.

Scientists sent a menstrual cup to space. This is how it went

The Geminids return with near-perfect viewing conditions, offering skywatchers up to 150 meteors an hour under dark December skies.

Geminid meteor shower 2025 peaks next week. Here's what you need to know about this year's best meteor shower

On Episode 188 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss Jared Isaacman, the billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut, who took had his second confirmation as NASA's next leader.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 188 — A New NASA Leader Rises?

The president described winning the award as "one of the great honors" of his life.

Trump awarded 1st FIFA Peace Prize by Gianni Infantino at 2026 World Cup draw

Rep. Troy Nehls has been a staunch MAGA advocate in the House of Representatives. His brother Trevor is running to replace him.

A Texas GOP congressman is retiring. Trump just endorsed his identical twin to replace him.

The race to fill a vacant seat in the historically deep-red House district serves as the latest test of how much ground Republicans have lost with voters since President Trump returned to the White House.

Why this Tennessee special election has the 'whole world' watching

“And now the question is: what has changed? Why is the minister trying to bypass the committee with a comprehensive bill that reshapes the communications sector?” The Knesset House Committee approved on Monday the creation of a special panel to fast-track the controversial communications bill of Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi (Likud), which proposes sweeping reforms in Israel’s broadcasting sector. The newly established committee for the bill will be chaired by MK Galit Distel Atbaryan (Li

Knesset sets special panel to fast-track Karhi’s communications reform

A new Yahoo/YouGov survey finds that a greater number of U.S. adults now blame Trump for inflation than blamed Joe Biden in 2022.

Poll: By a 2-to-1 margin, Americans say Trump has done more to raise prices than lower them

In contrast, 84% approve of the new law forcing his administration to make the files public.

Poll: Only 25% of Americans think Trump has 'followed through' on his promise to release the Epstein files

The presidential pardon of the Thanksgiving turkey has become an annual event. Here’s a look back from Truman to Biden.

Photos: Presidential turkey pardons — a look back

A crowded Democratic field and a unique primary system could create room for the GOP to pull off a shocking upset in the Golden State next year.

A Republican elected governor in California? It's not as far-fetched as it sounds.

The Defense Department says the requirement to obey orders “does not apply to a patently illegal order, such as one that directs the commission of a crime.”

'Seditious behavior': Trump accuses Democrats who made video reminding the military not to follow illegal orders of a crime — but is it?

A federal court blocked a GOP-friendly map in the Lone Star State, and lawmakers in other red states have been reluctant to redraw their own district lines.

Setbacks in Texas and elsewhere put Republicans' redistricting hopes in doubt as key deadlines loom

The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Nov. 16, 2025.

Key takeaways from Sen. Bill Cassidy's interview on 'Face the Nation' with Margaret Brennan

The back-and-forth legal battle over the nation's largest food assistance program has come to an end now that the shutdown has finished.

Full SNAP benefits must be paid ‘promptly,’ USDA tells states as government reopens

"I don't know what's happened," the president said this week. "She's got some kind of an act going."

All the ways Marjorie Taylor Greene has shifted her approach lately — and why Trump is 'surprised at her'

Ever since Democrats swept the Nov. 4 elections, the president has been trying to regain his footing on cost-of-living issues.

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Trump awarded 1st FIFA Peace Prize by Gianni Infantino at 2026 World Cup draw

Trump awarded 1st FIFA Peace Prize by Gianni Infantino at 2026 World Cup draw

Trump awarded 1st FIFA Peace Prize by Gianni Infantino at 2026 World Cup draw

A Texas GOP congressman is retiring. Trump just endorsed his identical twin to replace him.

Why this Tennessee special election has the 'whole world' watching

Knesset sets special panel to fast-track Karhi’s communications reform

Poll: By a 2-to-1 margin, Americans say Trump has done more to raise prices than lower them

Poll: Only 25% of Americans think Trump has 'followed through' on his promise to release the Epstein files

Photos: Presidential turkey pardons — a look back

A Republican elected governor in California? It's not as far-fetched as it sounds.

'Seditious behavior': Trump accuses Democrats who made video reminding the military not to follow illegal orders of a crime — but is it?

'Seditious behavior': Trump accuses Democrats who made video reminding the military not to follow illegal orders of a crime — but is it?

Setbacks in Texas and elsewhere put Republicans' redistricting hopes in doubt as key deadlines loom

Key takeaways from Sen. Bill Cassidy's interview on 'Face the Nation' with Margaret Brennan

Full SNAP benefits must be paid ‘promptly,’ USDA tells states as government reopens

All the ways Marjorie Taylor Greene has shifted her approach lately — and why Trump is 'surprised at her'

$2,000 tariff rebate checks? 50-year mortgages? Making sense of Trump's new 'affordability' proposals.

$2,000 tariff rebate checks? 50-year mortgages? Making sense of Trump's new 'affordability' proposals.