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Sept. 23: NASA could launch a mission to map the solar system's boundaries

Sept. 29: Blue Origin could launch twin NASA satellites to Mars

Lawyers for the agency's chief, Susan Monarez, insist that the impasse with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can only be resolved by President Trump.

His meticulously crafted, lifelike designs were said to have "shaped the soul of modern fly fishing."

The blue dragons, which pack a ferocious sting, have led to several beach closures. Experts say it's a worrying sign of the warming of the Mediterranean.

A Trump appointee has proposed rewriting a measure that requires companies to clean up "forever chemicals," documents show. The new version would shift costs from polluters.

A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care.

The full weight of a 50 percent tariff on Indian goods took effect this week, undercutting one of the country's most promising markets for solar exports.

The season for strong storms came late. This week, it has led to travel delays, a snarled start to Burning Man and a recharged waterfall in Yosemite.

Susan Monarez's brief tenure was roiled by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decisions to overhaul vaccine policy and gut a critical advisory panel.