December 12, 2012
Dueling Visions Stall NASA
A plan to send humans to explore an asteroid is losing momentum
Stories by Eric Hand
November 19, 2012
European Exoplanet-Hunting Space Telescope Nears Its End
The French-led mission that discovered the first rocky extrasolar planet is on its last legs
November 13, 2012
Obama Victory Reopens Door to Emissions Curbs and Possible Carbon Tax
Reelected, Obama said he plans to ensure that the U.S. is a global leader in research, technology and clean energy. The "fiscal cliff" might even open the door again to carbon tax discussions
September 12, 2012
Cameras to Focus on Dark Energy
A pair of detectors that measure minute distortions in images of distant galaxies will probe the riddle of cosmic acceleration
July 17, 2012
Partners Line Up to Join the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
The past few years have not been the best of times for building observatories. But in a world of budget constraints and schedule delays, the LSST is bucking the trend
Space & PhysicsSeptember 2, 2011
Scientists Perceive NASA Bias Against Venus
The planet is conveniently close, and an extreme laboratory for atmospheric processes familiar on Earth. So why won't NASA send a mission there?
Space & PhysicsAugust 23, 2011
Hubble Telescope Successor Could Get a Financial Lifeline
The budget-busting James Webb Space Telescope could get extra cash from human spaceflight funds