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Growing criticism of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's postwar planning for Iraq is straining relations between Rumsfeld and the White House. The persistent problems in Iraq may end up changing Rumsfeld's plans to transform the U.S. military into a smaller, more agile force. Hear NPR's Eric Westervelt.

Around the world this week, digital worms have been invading computers at hundreds of thousands of offices and homes. NPR's Chris Arnold reports on the latest attack of computer worms. Get tips on how to protect your computer.

A government panel will soon make recommendations for how NASA can avoid another fatal shuttle disaster. But NASA must still decide the goal of its human space program. Many in government want something bolder than the international space station to justify the financial and human costs of exploring space. Hear NPR's Joe Palca.

Kent Nelson's novel Land That Moves, Land That Stands Still takes place in the bleak terrain of the Black Hills of South Dakota. Alan Cheuse offers a review.

An independent investigation board determines the Feb. 1 Columbia disaster was caused in part by mismanagement within NASA, and recommends changes the space agency should make before resuming shuttle flights. Some analysts say fixing NASA's culture will be the most difficult of space agency changes. Hear NPR's Richard Harris and Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-MI).

Three British troops are killed and another is seriously wounded after coming under small arms fire in Basra, in southern Iraq. Basra is largely populated by Shia who were oppressed by the Saddam Hussein regime and has been relatively calm. But U.S. officials say Saddam loyalists and foreign fighters are moving further south of Baghdad. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.

A bomb explodes at the offices of one of Iraq's most important Shiite Muslim groups in Najaf, killing three people. The Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq says it was the target of a bombing. And in Baghdad, the International Committee of the Red Cross says it will scale back operations due to the lack of security. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson and Mideast expert Graham Fuller.

It's been 60,000 years since Mars was this close to earth. Commentator Andrew Chaikin gives NPR's Renee Montagne tips on how to get a good view of the red planet.

U.S. forces accidentally open fire on Iraqi police apparently involved in a high-speed car chase, killing at least eight Iraqis and a Jordanian hospital worker. The incident occurs in Fallujah, a hotbed of resistance to U.S. forces. Two U.S. soldiers are killed in a separate incident in a nearby town. Hear NPR's Emily Harris.

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's new memoir is simply called Madam Secretary. In an interview with NPR's Juan Williams, Albright discusses what it was like to be the first female secretary of state, her opinion about the timing of the recent war in Iraq and the lessons of the U.S.-led war in Kosovo. Hear the extended interview.