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NASA began "sonifying" its famous photos of outer space to help people who are visually impaired enjoy the images. Recently, it recreated the sound of a black hole 240 million light-years away.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Mykhailo Tkach about his short film, "The Occupant." It's entirely composed of videos from the phone of a young Russian soldier captured during the war in Ukraine.

As the Indianapolis 500 returns to full capacity this year, organizers have incorporated programs to attract a more diverse fan base to the traditionally white male sport.

NPR's Scott Simon discusses the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, with Suzanna Gratia Hupp, a former Texas state representative who became an influential gun control opponent after surviving a mass shooting.

The tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, rippled through the world of sports as rival teams united to condemn gun violence and Golden State Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr made an emotional plea for gun control.

In this week's selection from the StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, Ryan Walz remembers his father, Sgt. 1st Class Jodi Walz, who played trumpet in the United States Army band.

After saying there were no cases, officials on May 12 announced an outbreak. But without an adequate supply of tests, some say North Korea is "flying blind." And it still doesn't have vaccines.

New York is the latest, and largest, state to consider charging product-makers to dispose of their packaging. But lawmakers are clashing over how much to involve industry in creating a new system.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mick North, founding member of Gun Control Network and the father of one of the children killed at Dunblane Primary School in Scotland.

An ancient Roman tablet discovered in Northern England near Hadrian's Wall shows a graffiti message that feels... not so ancient.