Patrick T. Fallon - AFP / Getty Images SpaceX Test Rocket Sticks the Landing - Then Explodes Into Massive Fireball Minutes Later SpaceX showed the potential of its latest rocket, but the end result was another fireball. By Jack Davis March 6, 2021
mars.nasa.gov NASA Rover Sends Back First Ever HD Panorama of Mars NASA's Mars rover has sent back pictures that show the planet in unprecedented detail. 'It was incredible.' By Jack Davis February 27, 2021
Bill Ingalls / NASA via AP NASA Rover Makes Treacherous Journey to Surface of Mars to Search for Signs of Past Life NASA's Perseverance rover successfully landed on the surface of Mars to begin searching for signs of past life. By The Associated Press February 17, 2021
Ludovic Marin - AFP / Getty Images Bill Gates Calls for US to Move to '100% Synthetic Beef' An estimated one billion people worldwide suffer from protein deficiency, according to the Cornell Alliance for Science. By Erin Coates February 16, 2021
Frederic J. Brown - AFP / Getty Images A Chinese Company Tried to Use COVID Testing Sites to Collect American DNA: Report A national security official warned states that China was looking to 'collect, store and exploit biometric information from COVID tests.' By Garion Frankel January 29, 2021
Elaine Thompson / Pool / Getty Images Teen Victim of Infamous Serial Killer Identified Decades After Her Murder Using Genealogy Website A 14-year-old girl murdered by the 'Green River Killer' in 1983 was identified using her DNA and a genealogical databse. By The Associated Press January 25, 2021
Samuel Corum / Getty Images 'WJ Live': Thousands of Troops Were 'Banished' to Parking Garage After Biden's Inauguration Over 25,000 troops were deployed to protect the Capitol against riots leading up to the inauguration. They were abruptly removed the next day. By Kayla Kunkel January 22, 2021
STR / AFP via Getty Images China Threatens To Take Lead in 21st Century Space Race, Launching Independent Orbital Station: Report This Friday announcement comes on the heels of the return of China's Chang'e-5 spacecraft from the moon, The New York Times reported. By Erin Coates December 26, 2020
John Raoux / AP Pence Announces Elite Group of NASA Astronauts To Train for Moon Landing Vice President Mike Pence announced the group of NASA astronauts who will train for the Artemis moon landing program. By The Associated Press December 25, 2020
John Raoux / AP Trump Admin, World Take Great Strides in Space in 2020 Several countries and private companies made great advancements in space exploration in 2020. By The Associated Press December 25, 2020