MP Materials plans to establish the complete rare earth supply chain at the mine in less than four years, and its vision has joined a national conversation on restoring rare earth production in the United States.

MP Materials plans to establish the full rare earth supply chain at the mine in less than four years, and its vision has joined a national conversation on restoring rare earth production in the United States.

More than half a century after Neil Armstrong took mankind’s giant leap on the moon, another space race is heating up. This time, the promising new frontier for Earthlings is Mars, the planet next door.

Living in Geologic Time: Will desertification overtake Nevada’s half-million-year history of wetlands?

The space race to Mars is heating up, but the reality of getting earthlings to the red planet is much more challenging than some of the overly-zealous space folk make it seem. We’re looking at you, Elon Musk.

Chemical reactions are complex. Even if only a few molecules are involved, the final configuration will depend on a huge number of parameters – including, in principle, all the possible locations each electron in each atom can occupy as the reaction takes place.

Elon Musk isn't going to stop tweeting about how humans can migrate from Earth to Mars. For a long time, Elon Musk has spoken about his intentions to send humans to Mars, and it appears that his plans aren't going anywhere anytime soon.

More than half a century after Neil Armstrong took mankind’s giant leap on the moon, another space race is heating up. This time, the promising new frontier for Earthlings is Mars, the planet next door.

The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years coincides with a supermoon this week for a cosmic spectacle.

The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years coincides with a supermoon this week for quite a cosmic show.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak hosted a roundtable on energy in Nevada Thursday afternoon. Sisolak was joined by Sen. Chris Brooks, Sen. Fabian Doñate and included two panel discussions.

Last week, readers of the Sun got a treat in being introduced to Adugna “Adu” Siweya, one of the Las Vegas Valley’s outstanding college graduates this spring. Inspirational stories Siweya's make college graduation season a special time in Las Vegas, an annual reminder of the remarkable minds in our community, and the commitment of students to academic achievement.