The Sciences
Trapped Atom Makes for Supersensitive Probe and Quantum Link
Physicists suspend an ion in space to act as a minuscule stylus
Stories by John Matson
NASA's leadership and future to be set as Senate begins confirmation hearings tomorrow
Sunspot activity ramping up out of deep slumber
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter snaps its first images of the moon
Space shuttle Endeavour's hydrogen leak appears fixed
Space & Physics
Astronomers Size Up a Candidate for Midsize Black Hole
An object hundreds or thousands of times the mass of the sun would represent an elusive class of black hole
Evolution
Ants: I'm Not Dead Yet
NASA set to test repairs of space shuttle leak
Stuck Mars rover passing its time as an observatory
Heads up! Tap Twitter for alerts when space station is overhead
NASA gains Senate support over budget cuts proposed by House
Search for dark matter goes deep, with Earth as a blocker
Saturn's moon Enceladus spews clues on habitability
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter enters orbit around moon
Space & Physics
NASA Return to Lunar Orbit Will Scout for Future Human Exploration
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, launching this week, will set the stage for the planned U.S. return to the moon by surveying locations and resources
Space shuttle launch postponed
LHC rapper returns to drop knowledge about rare isotopes
Space shuttle Endeavour ready to lift off for space station
Is MOON's sci-fi vision of lunar helium 3 mining based in reality?
