Editors' Picks
The Water On the Moon Probably Came From Earth
New isotopic analysis of hydrogen in Apollo-era Moon rocks shows that the water locked inside them hails from our planet
What Major World Cities Look Like at Night, Minus the Light Pollution
Photographer Thierry Cohen tries to reconnect city dwellers with nature through his mind-blowing composite images—now at New York City's Danziger Gallery
Michael Benson’s Awe-Inspiring Views of the Solar System
A photographer painstakingly pieces together raw data collected by spacecraft to produce color-perfect images of the Sun, planets and their many moons
How Swarming Drones Can Explore a Hurricane
A University of Florida engineer is building a squadron of hand-sized drones that he says will be able to gather data as they ride on hurricane winds
June 07, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
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A vision-impaired scientist, her coworker, and a composer team up to transform light bursts from stars into rhythms and melodies
May 31, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Kimberly Arcand and Megan Watzke, authors of "Your Ticket to the Universe," point out a few wonders of the cosmos
May 28, 2013
| By Paul Bisceglio
These award-winning photos, chosen from submissions by photographers in 45 countries, reveal the natural beauty of the night sky
Such as, storms can make your head hurt. And we should expect more turbulence on transatlantic flights.
May 24, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
It took an out-of-this-world arrival to get that perfect chemical combination for water to fill our planet
June 2013
| By Brian Greene
The famed cosmologist unveils her latest theories on the invisible universe, extra dimensions and human consciousness
June 2013
| By Ron Rosenbaum
A panel discusses the first American woman in space's lasting legacy and the challenges still to be overcome for gender equality in the sciences
May 21, 2013
| By Paul Bisceglio
The Apollo 11 astronaut who walked on the moon dreams of a future where Americans are the first to walk on Mars
May 20, 2013
| By Amy Crawford
New isotopic analysis of hydrogen in Apollo-era Moon rocks shows that the water locked inside them hails from our planet
May 09, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Pigeon-eating catfish, Antarctic trash, and more: A list of surprising, alarming and exciting discoveries about our planet from the past year
April 19, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
A new exhibit at the Air and Space Museum reveals how we use time and space to get around every day, from maritime exploration to Google maps
April 11, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
From sea to space and back again, the new Air and Space exhibit shows you how we get where we're going
April 10, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Who's in the space suit? Increasingly, it is our digital selves
April 09, 2013
| By Mohi Kumar
The 1985 film that famously revealed the lives of astronauts in zero gravity returns to the big screen
April 02, 2013
| By Marina Koren
A photographer painstakingly pieces together raw data collected by spacecraft to produce color-perfect images of the Sun, planets and their many moons
April 02, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
Photographer Thierry Cohen tries to reconnect city dwellers with nature through his mind-blowing composite images—now at New York City's Danziger Gallery
March 29, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
Scientists retrieved pieces of rocket engines that may have launched the first man to the moon. Will any of them end up at the Air and Space Museum?
March 22, 2013
| By Paul Bisceglio
New data indicate the spacecraft, launched in 1977, has neared interstellar space, more than 11 billion miles away from the Sun
March 20, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
The spacecraft will run out of power around 2025, but where will it travel to first?
April 2013
| By Ken Croswell
Conference-goers put into verse the ethane lakes on a Saturn moon, the orbital paths of Martian moons and a megachondrule's mistaken identity
March 19, 2013
| By Mohi Kumar
A look at the space shuttle toilet and "the deepest, darkest secret about space flight"
March 13, 2013
| By Paul Bisceglio
The spectacular aurora borealis is inspiring artists to create light installations, musical compositions, food and fashion
March 12, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
Deep channels, buried under lava but now mapped with satellite data, give hints to the planet's violent, wet and recent past
March 07, 2013
| By Marina Koren
From a caterpillar to the Milky Way, the ten finalists in the contest's Natural World category capture the peculiar, the remarkable and the sublime
March 07, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
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