The powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory is releasing some of its first images as part of an ambitious effort to effectively create a movie of all the changes in the southern night sky over a decade.

Sometimes history lies hidden just around the corner. Just south of Washington, D.C., is a graveyard with more than 100 wooden ships that date to World War I -- the Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay.

President Trump promised to carry out the most deportations in U.S. history, focused on criminals. But now, immigration officials are going after asylum seekers who say they're fleeing persecution.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with combat veteran and Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, of Arizona, about the Trump administration's decision to strike Iran's nuclear facilities.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mahmoud Khalil, who was released from federal custody on Friday, more than three months after immigration agents arrested and detained him as the first student targeted ...

In the U.S., reaction from Iranian-Americans to Saturday's bombings in Iran is a mix of fear and concern. We speak with people in Los Angeles, which has a large population of Iranian-Americans.

The Trump administration is doing a victory lap after a surprise attack on three Iranian nuclear sites Saturday. The White House is also facing pushback from some lawmakers.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Dan Shapiro, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, about the regional impact of American strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.

President Trump ordered the U.S. military to bomb three Iranian sites he said were crucial to that nation's nuclear ambitions.

If the U.S. does drop a powerful "bunker buster" bomb on a suspected underground nuclear weapons site in Iran, experts in radiation hazards say there is little risk of widespread contamination.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to actress Kathleen Chalfant and director Sarah Friedland about their new film, "Familiar Touch," following an elderly woman adjusting to life at an assisted living facility.

Israel and Iran continue to pound each other with missiles. Israelis sought shelter in bunkers in several areas. Many Iranians are trying to flee Tehran, while others have chosen to stay and risk it.