Space
Space includes outer space, the sun and planets in the solar system
NASA Looks to Protect Historic Sites on the Moon
Scientists worry that a contest to send robotic rovers to the moon will threaten lunar landmarks
May 2012 |
By Michael Milstein
What Will We Find in Extraterrestrial Caves?
Scientists hope to look for extraterrestrial life in a new place: recently discovered caves in places like the moon, Mars and Titan
May 22, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
The ‘Ring of Fire’ Eclipse You Might See Sunday
For the first time in 18 years, a solar eclipse will be visible in the continental United States
May 18, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Jobs of the Future: How Accurate Were the Soothsayers of 1982 At Predicting Today’s Top Careers?
College graduates take note: Your dream career as a robot psychologist or nasal technologist is just around the corner
May 15, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Picture of the Week: Stephen Hawking in Zero Gravity
The renowned physicist enjoyed the sensation of weightlessness while 24,000 feet over the Atlantic
May 11, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Top Ten Mysteries of the Universe
What are those burning questions about the cosmos that still baffle astronomers today?
May 08, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
May the Fourth Be With You: The Science of the Millennium Falcon
On Star Wars day, we take a look at the science behind the series' most popular spacecraft and the force fields it flies through
May 04, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
The Biggest Supermoon in Years is Coming Saturday Night
The moon's closest approach to earth will coincide with a perfectly full moon
May 02, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Fast Forward: The Dark Energy Camera
Get a sneak peak at the new project that will search for mysterious cosmic energies that drive our universe
May 2012 |
By Mark Strauss
Timothy Ferris on Voyagers' Never-Ending Journey
With the spacecraft poised to leave our solar system, the writer who helped compile the time capsules they carry reflects on our deepest foray into outer space
May 2012 |
By Timothy Ferris
Voyager Probes Not Out of the Solar System Just Yet
New data show that nearly 35 years after their launches, NASA's Voyager probes are now at the outermost reaches of the solar system
April 24, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
What Is on Voyager’s Golden Record?
From a whale song to a kiss, the time capsule sent into space in 1977 had some interesting contents
April 23, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
Picture of the Week: A Spectacular Solar Eruption
Earlier this week, a NASA telescope captured one of the most stunning solar flares in years
April 20, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Picture of the Week: A Deep View of the Universe
A new survey of a slice of the distant reaches of the universe reveals 200,000 galaxies
March 30, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
NASA Spacecraft Samples a Snowing Moon
Saturn's Enceladus is spurting water vapor, organic material and salt—a microbe-friendly composition
March 28, 2012 |
By K. Annabelle Smith
Could The Sun Set Off The Next Big Natural Disaster?
A new study finds that a strong solar storm could disable satellites for a decade
March 08, 2012 |
By Sarah Zielinski
Honeymoon on the Moon
Newlyweds who didn't want to visit the cliched destination of the time, Niagara Falls, dreamt of one day spending their first days as a married couple on the moon
February 15, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
An Astronomer’s Solution to Global Warming
The technology developed for telescopes, it turns out, can harness solar power
February 03, 2012 |
By Alaina G. Levine
Hunting Dinosaurs on Venus
Why bother with cloning and time travel, when your dream safari awaits on a nearby planet?
February 01, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Sunday Funnies Blast Off Into the Space Age
When Dr. Athelstan Spilhaus met President Kennedy in 1962, JFK told him, "The only science I ever learned was from your comic strip."
January 27, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
