She planned and expressed her final wishes. What she wanted, she told her family, her doctor and the nursing home staff, was care that would keep her pain under control but involve no other medical intervention. "It was difficult for me, because I just...

In the 19th century John Stuart Mill in a haunting essay suggested that the democracies would suffer from “collective mediocrity” by diffusing individuals’ gifts among the masses. In this volume both David Lehman (the series editor who quotes Whitman...

"Our team may not get to partake in a traditional New Year's celebration, but I expect seeing our two spacecraft safely in lunar orbit should give us all the excitement and feeling of euphoria anyone in this line of work would ever need," said David...

Mission controllers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory did not toast champagne – there's a no alcohol policy on campus – but several belatedly heralded the new year by with noisemakers. "We can start celebrating the new year now," project manager...

Jet Propulsion Laboratory did not toast with champagne -- there's a no-alcohol policy on campus -- but several belatedly heralded the new year by with noisemakers. "We can start celebrating the new year now," project manager David Lehman said Sunday...

“It’s a really good feeling to have not one but two of our twins in orbit,” said project manager David Lehman after the mission was deemed a success. The arrivals capped a roundabout journey of about 3 1/2 months. Grail is the 110th mission to target...