Space & PhysicsMay 1, 2011
Why it scrubbed: NASA engineers troubleshoot Endeavour's electrical problems
Stories by George Musser
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Space & PhysicsMay 1, 2011
Cosmic-Ray Detector on Space Shuttle Set to Scan Cosmos for Dark Matter
A fancy cosmic-ray detector, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, is about to scan the cosmos for dark matter, antimatter and more
Space & PhysicsApril 29, 2011
Scrubbed! Space Shuttle Launch Delayed at Least 3 Days Due to Electrical Failure
April 29, 2011
Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Additional Resources
Space & PhysicsApril 28, 2011
NASA's shuttle program counts down 'til the end
EnvironmentApril 18, 2011
Is a geothermal heat pump right for you?
EnvironmentApril 14, 2011
Social networking and energy conservation: What went wrong?
EnvironmentMarch 21, 2011
A better kind of lightbulb?
The SciencesMarch 17, 2011
Do-it-yourself quantum spooky action
EnvironmentMarch 2, 2011
Looking for patterns in your electric use: The eMonitor home energy monitor
March 1, 2011
Leif Robinson, 1939-2011: A pioneer of astronomy journalism
EnvironmentFebruary 14, 2011
The literally shocking truth about the quality of solar arrays
The SciencesFebruary 11, 2011
Get in your entries for the Foundational Questions Institute essay contest
EnvironmentFebruary 7, 2011
Are local solar regulations really as bad as people make them out to be?
EnvironmentFebruary 1, 2011
Sniffing out energy hogs: The EcoDog energy monitor
EnvironmentFebruary 1, 2011
Forces to Reckon with: Does Gravity Muck Up Electromagnetism?
Space & PhysicsJanuary 13, 2011
Why don't exoplanets match astronomers' expectations? A dispatch from the American Astronomical Society meeting
The SciencesDecember 20, 2010
In praise of scientific error
The SciencesNovember 1, 2010
Is reality digital or analog? Announcing the third Foundational Questions Institute essay contest
TechnologyNovember 1, 2010
Going with the Flow: Can the Similarity between Gravitation and Electromagnetism Be Exploited?
Could electrical transformers have a gravitational analogue?
Space & PhysicsOctober 9, 2010
Are Mars and Titan geologically dead?
Space & PhysicsOctober 7, 2010
Something slammed into the rings of Saturn and Jupiter
EnvironmentSeptember 22, 2010
Someone please tell the Obamas: Solar works now!
The SciencesSeptember 1, 2010
The Paradox of Time: Why It Can't Stop, But Must
For time to end seems both impossible and inevitable. Recent work in physics suggests a resolution to the paradox