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At nearly 400 feet tall, Starship is the largest rocket to ever fly. SpaceX hopes it can become a vehicle for interplanetary travel.

SpaceX prepares to launch its mammoth rocket 'Starship'

Starship is the largest rocket ever built. The company hopes it will one day take people to the moon and Mars. But first it has to fly.

In a special legislative session that lasted around 15 hours, Republican lawmakers passed a "fetal heartbeat" bill that would effectively ban abortion after six weeks on Tuesday, July 11. Hundreds of Iowans rallied at the Capitol in protest and support of the legislation, clashing often in the building's rotunda.

Evangelical Christian voters in Iowa love Trump. Can another Republican win them over?

At the Family Leader summit in Des Moines, GOP presidential hopefuls will try to convince Iowa's influential evangelical voting bloc they have the conservative credentials to win the caucuses.

Seymour Papert with LEGO Mindstorms robotics kits, which were named in recognition of Papert's seminal book, <em>Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas.</em>

Remembering A Thinker Who Thought About Thinking

Seymour Papert was a pioneer in artificial intelligence and learning with technology. He died this week at 88.

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant waves as he leaves the court after a game against the New Orleans Pelicans in New Orleans on April 8.

Kobe Bryant Breaks Scoring Record In His Final NBA Game

After 20 years in the NBA, the point guard played his last game Wednesday night. He scored a season-high 60 points in the final game.

James Horner in 2011. The composer, responsible for more than 100 film scores over 40 years, died in a plane crash in 2015.

James Horner's Posthumous Works Tell A Story Of His Life

The composer passed away a little over a year ago. Two final works, a film score for The Magnificent Seven and a horn concerto, prove that his emotional approach to storytelling endures.

The Handsome Family's Rennie and Brett Sparks split songwriting duties. Rennie writes the lyrics, then Brett puts her words to music.

For The Handsome Family, Music Is A Safe Place To Express 'Terrifying Things'

Married couple Rennie and Brett Sparks have been writing songs together for 21 years. Their latest album, Unseen, is based on their experiences living in the Southwest.

Candidates And Supporters Make Final Push For Women Voters

Both presidential candidates have taken great strides to attract women voters, and nowhere is that more evident than in Ohio. Earlier this week, a…

On her first album, Rina Sawayama blends metal and pop and tackles serious issues."It was such a risk to be a musician that I didn't want to do fluffy pop songs and hope it cut through," she says.

Rina Sawayama Wants Her Success To Make Space For Asian Women In Pop Music

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rina Sawayama about her self-titled debut album, everyday racism against Asian women and going from a Cambridge student to a rising pop star.

Anti-abortion-rights activists participate in the March for Life rally near the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 24.

A World Without Legal Abortion: How Activists Envision A 'Post-Roe' Nation

With the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, anti-abortion activists hope for a world where ending an unwanted pregnancy is not an option.

Blues singer Shemekia Copeland uses her new album, <em>Uncivil War</em>, to tell the story of the Clotilda — what's thought to be the last slave ship to smuggle African captives to American shores.

On 'Uncivil War,' Shemekia Copeland Sets Fire To A Relic Of American Slavery

The centerpiece of Copeland's latest album is a song born from the wreckage of the Clotilda — the last known slave ship to smuggle African captives to the United States.

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