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An unusual disc-shaped object from space landed last month on the barren sands of a U.S. military testing ground.Scorched from its fiery journey through the atmosphere, the capsule was lifted by helicopter and taken to a custom-built clean room at the Utah Test and Training Range, where it sat unopened under a continuous flow of nitrogen to avoid contamination by the germs of its new home planet.It was flown the next day to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. There, a hazmat-suited team carefully pried open the capsule to reveal the extraterrestrial treasure inside. Workers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston remove the lid of the OSIRIS-REx sample return canister inside a glovebox to prevent contamination. (Robert Markowitz / NASA-JSC) NASA will announce it...

After nearly two decades of statewide Republican candidates being rejected by California’s left-leaning electorate, former Dodger All-Star Steve Garvey hopes to drag the GOP back toward political relevance.Garvey announced Tuesday that he is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by the late Dianne Feinstein, a gambit by a political newcomer banking on his baseball fame and affable demeanor to overcome the long odds Republicans face in this solidly Democratic state. At the very least, Garvey offers GOP voters a dash of celebrity excitement and his candidacy may raise the stakes for the top-shelf Democratic candidates.Though he hasn’t stepped on a baseball field as a player for more than three decades, Garvey may possess enough star appeal to consolidate California’s GOP vote and lure enough...

2023-10-10 09:00:46 Left to right: Rosalie Bablak, 86; David Reckless, 88; John Fuller, 81 at the Passavant Community Abundant Life Center in Zelienople, Pa. in September. Nate Smallwood for NPR hide caption toggle caption Nate Smallwood for NPR Left to right: Rosalie Bablak, 86; David Reckless, 88; John Fuller, 81 at the Passavant Community Abundant Life Center in Zelienople, Pa. in Sept...