
New Horizons Will Kick Off The New Year With A Visit To MU69 In The Kuiper Belt
The spacecraft that got the first up-close look at Pluto in 2015 has now traveled four billion miles away from Earth.

By Nell London

As Colorado Swears In An Openly Gay Governor, How One Couple Quietly Changed Minds On LGBT Issues
Tim Gill was angry and depressed the night an anti-gay amendment passed in Colorado in 1992. So he created The Gill Foundation to advocate through philanthropy and political giving.

By Nell London

Colorado Engineers Hope To Beat The Odds Again With Latest NASA Mars Mission
If InSight sticks the landing on Mars next Monday, Nov. 26, it will study quakes on the Red Planet.

By Nell London

Marlin Briscoe On His Trailblazing Legacy, Politics In Football Today And More
Briscoe made history as a rookie 50 years ago when he became the first African American starting quarterback in modern American pro football.

By Nell London

In Her New Book, Temple Grandin Tells Kids How To Put Down Their Phones And Invent
As a kid, Grandin would make forts and dioramas out of cardboard. She wants today’s young people to similarly invent things with their hands.

By Nell London

As America’s Population Ages, Start-Ups Target The New ‘Longevity Economy’
There will be more seniors than children in America by 2035, and more businesses are popping up to appeal to their needs.

By Nell London

The 2017 Eclipse Was More Than Just A Beautiful View For These Astronomers
Total solar eclipses allow scientists rare opportunities to study the corona, the mysterious outer atmosphere of the Sun.

By Nell London

The 2013 Floods Made The Research Personal For This Lyons Weather Scientist
Bob Brakenridge studied floods half a world away. Then one struck in his own backyard.

By Nell London

The Founding Principles Of AIDS Activism Were Created Not In New York Or San Francisco, But Denver
Activists shared the Denver Principles on AIDS healthcare at a conference in Colorado 35 years ago.

By Nell London

This Company Couples Up Aging Baby Boomers And Younger People—As Roommates
The Colorado startup Silvernest wants to solve problems caused when an expensive housing market and aging population intersect.

By Nell London

This Weekend Offers A Chance To See Mars Up Close
Here’s how to spot the Red Planet as it makes a close approach by outer space measures, about 35.8 million miles.

By Nell London

Sandhya Menon Returns With Second Young Adult Novel ‘From Twinkle, With Love’
The Monument-based writer hit the New York Times bestseller list on her first try with, “When Dimple Met Rishi.”

By Nell London

The Class Of 2018 Welcomes Both A 79-Year-Old Grandma And Her Granddaughter
Linda Kornfeld always regretted dropping out of school when she was 20. When her granddaughter started college, she decided to re-enroll.

By Nell London

‘We’ve Lost Contact’: How New Horizons Almost Didn’t Reach Pluto
Mission director Alan Stern and planetary director David Grinspoon chronicle the 26-year journey to Pluto in their new book, “Chasing New Horizons.”

By Nell London

Does Mars Have Marsquakes? Colorado-Built InSight Spacecraft Wants To Know
The InSight lander is scheduled to launch Saturday on a mission to the Red Planet.

By Nell London

What It’s Like To Be On The Front Lines Of School Safety
Officer Jason Gallardo, who works at Littleton High School, talks about his experiences in these times of heightened fears.

By Nell London