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Experts provide opposing viewpoints on manned missions to space
July 2008
| By Kenneth R. Fletcher
Where to See Famous Diamonds
June 01, 2008
| By Sarah Zielinski
Lab-grown gemstones are now practically indistinguishable from mined diamonds. Scientists and engineers see a world of possibilities; jewelers are less enthusiastic
June 2008
| By Ulrich Boser
Scientists worry that a contest to send robotic rovers to the moon will threaten lunar landmarks
May 2012
| By Michael Milstein
To gain insight into the most mysterious objects in the universe, astronomers shine a light at the chaotic core of our Milky Way
April 2008
| By Robert Irion
Unraveling an astronomical mystery... and a presidency
April 2008
| By Carey Winfrey
Marketing through pseudoscience
March 2008
| By Alex Boese
How the Hope Diamond's mysterious phosphorescence led to "fingerprinting" blue diamonds
January 14, 2008
| By Kenneth R. Fletcher
Electronic books may soon vie with library cards for space in your pocket
January 15, 2008
| By Eric Jaffe
These holidays, give the people who have everything the one thing they don't: a map of their own DNA
December 12, 2007
| By Eric Jaffe
One of the year's best meteor showers comes in December. Here's how to view the action
December 01, 2007
| By Marian Holmes
The race is on for cars that drive themselves
November 14, 2007
| By Eric Jaffe
Nevermind the demotion of Pluto to a dwarf planet. Astronomers have found about 200 planets orbiting other stars, and they say it's only a matter of time before they discover another Earth.
October 2006
| By Robert Irion
Can invisible technology make Harry Potter disappear?
June 01, 2007
| By Eric Jaffe
Hold onto your flux capacitors, time machines have nearly arrived
March 01, 2007
| By Eric Jaffe
It's hard enough to identify fossilized microbes on Earth. How would we ever recognize them on Mars?
May 2005
| By Carl Zimmer
An ocean on Mars. An Earth-like planet light years away. The evidence is mounting, but are astronomers ready to say we're not alone?
July 01, 2007
| By Eric Jaffe
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