The SciencesJuly 8, 2010
Three-dimensional display technology projects onto drops of falling water
Stories by John Matson
John Matson is a former reporter and editor for Scientific American who has written extensively about astronomy and physics.
Space & PhysicsJuly 7, 2010
Luminary Lineage: Did an Ancient Supernova Trigger the Solar System's Birth?
A shock wave from an exploding star 4.5 billion years ago looks to have begun the collapse of the molecular cloud that formed the sun and planets
Space & PhysicsJuly 3, 2010
Study shows how sunlight on Titan yields life-precursor compounds
Space & PhysicsJuly 1, 2010
Getting the Lead out: New Look at Apollo 17 Moon Sample Reveals Graphite Delivered by a Lunar Impactor
Nearly 40 years after the last manned moon mission, NASA's Apollo program is still producing new findings
Space & PhysicsJuly 1, 2010
Damp Rocks from Space
Icy discovery bolsters view that asteroids delivered water to Earth
Space & PhysicsJuly 1, 2010
Eye-Candy Solar Science
The SciencesJune 29, 2010
Crystal memory allows efficient storage of quantum information in light
ElectronicsJune 28, 2010
Shifty Science: Programmable Matter Takes Shape with Self-Folding Origami Sheets
A prototype sheet that folds itself into two different shapes may lead to objects that can assume any number of forms on command
CultureJune 25, 2010
Nanoscale imaging technique meets 3-D moviemaking
Space & PhysicsJune 23, 2010
NASA may delay final space shuttle launch until 2011
Space & PhysicsJune 23, 2010
Extra-Stormy Weather: Exoplanet Atmosphere Roils with Superspeed Winds
A new look at a well-observed extrasolar planet reveals winds whipping through its upper atmosphere at 7,000 kilometers per hour
Space & PhysicsJune 22, 2010
Space Rock Watch: Next Generation of Near-Earth Asteroid Lookout Comes Online
The first of four planned Pan-STARRS telescopes in Hawaii should boost asteroid detection rates over the next few years
The SciencesJune 21, 2010
Data Deluge: Texas Flood Canyon Offers Test of Hydrology Theories for Earth and Mars
A massive overflow from a dam in 2002 carved a channel several meters deep into the bedrock in just days
The SciencesJune 18, 2010
Quantum free fall: Experimenters drop a Bose-Einstein condensate down a 40-story shaft
Space & PhysicsJune 16, 2010
Mass Transits: Kepler Mission Releases Data on Hundreds of Possible Exoplanets
NASA's planet hunter has identified more than 700 candidate extrasolar worlds that have yet to be confirmed, including some that may be Earth-size
EnvironmentJune 15, 2010
Auto Immune: Cities Convert Streets into Pedestrian, Cyclist and Mass Transit Thoroughfares
Automobiles are still part of the American way of life, but in many municipalities other modes of transportation are moving in on what had been car territory
EnvironmentJune 15, 2010
A glimpse of a car-friendly urban future, courtesy of--no surprise--a car company
Space & PhysicsJune 11, 2010
Hayabusa spacecraft headed back toward Earth, perhaps with asteroid dust in hand
Space & PhysicsJune 10, 2010
Many Solar System Comets May Have Been Swiped from Other Stars
The cloud of comets in the outer solar system could include a significant contribution from the sun's former stellar neighbors
Space & PhysicsJune 9, 2010
Moon Mill: Saturn May Still Be Producing New Satellites
A model of recent formation processes near Saturn's rings fits well with the planet's observed population of so-called moonlets
Space & PhysicsJune 8, 2010
Astrobiologist tries to set the record straight about extraterrestrial life on Titan
Space & PhysicsJune 4, 2010
SpaceX completes successful first test launch of Falcon 9 rocket
Space & PhysicsJune 4, 2010
Surprise scar that appeared on Jupiter last year looks to have been an asteroid impact
Space & PhysicsJune 3, 2010
Water Spirit: Rover Findings Hint of a Warmer, Wetter Era on Mars
Bountiful carbonate minerals in a rock outcrop on the Red Planet could have formed under watery greenhouse conditions billions of years ago