Space & PhysicsOctober 23, 2012
Destination: Missing--Comet Once Targeted by NASA Mission Vanished
Little-known Comet 85P/Boethin, chosen as the destination for an extended mission of NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft, disappeared sometime after 1986
Stories by John Matson
John Matson is a former reporter and editor for Scientific American who has written extensively about astronomy and physics.
The SciencesOctober 18, 2012
Bay Area Fireball Caught on Tape [Video]
Space & PhysicsOctober 17, 2012
Giant Impact Theory of Lunar Formation Gains More Credibility
A lingering problem in explaining the genesis of the moon appears to have been solved
Space & PhysicsOctober 17, 2012
The Exoplanet Next-Door: Astronomers Discover World in Nearest Star System
The small planet orbiting Alpha Centauri B, just four light-years away, is too hot for life but may have habitable neighbors
HealthOctober 12, 2012
NASA Plans to Commercialize a Nasal Spray for Motion Sickness
Space & PhysicsOctober 3, 2012
Cluster Coexistence: Neighboring Black Holes Defy Predictions of Violent Interactions
Astronomers have found two stellar-mass black holes in a surprising cohabitation within a cluster of Milky Way stars
The SciencesOctober 1, 2012
Internet Billionaire Ponies Up More Cash for Physics Prizes
TechnologyOctober 1, 2012
Upgraded Detectors May Soon “See” Colliding Black Holes
Upgraded detectors may soon “see” colliding black holes
The SciencesOctober 1, 2012
Nanoparticles Can Stack Themselves Like Cheerleaders
Self-assembling nanoparticles may be key to new materials
Space & PhysicsOctober 1, 2012
Astronomers Spot the Oldest Prominent Spiral Galaxy
Astronomers spot the oldest prominent spiral galaxy yet
Space & PhysicsSeptember 28, 2012
Off-Peek: Radio Telescopes Edge In on Plasma Jet Spewing from Massive Black Hole
Zooming in on Galaxy M87 reveals answers about the turbulent environment surrounding the invisible black hole at its center
Space & PhysicsSeptember 27, 2012
No Star Left Behind: Fruitless Search for Supernova Survivor Hints at Unexpected Origins
What fuels a white dwarf's luminous nuclear detonation?
Space & PhysicsSeptember 21, 2012
Space Shuttles, Lasers and Doomsday Bases: Amazing Payloads for 747s [Slide Show]
Ferrying space shuttles across the country is just one of the very odd jobs given to the workhorse jumbo jet
Space & PhysicsSeptember 6, 2012
You Are Here: How Astronomical Surveys Are Pinpointing Our Place in the Cosmos
Upcoming telescope projects on Earth and in space will map out billions of stars and galaxies all around us
The SciencesSeptember 5, 2012
NASA's Voyager 1 Spacecraft May Not Be Near Edge of Solar System after All [Updated]
Space & PhysicsSeptember 1, 2012
Fact Finder: Wobble, Wobble
Information bits from the news
TechnologyAugust 29, 2012
Scaled-Down: New Nano Device Can Weigh Single Molecules
A tiny resonating beam, just 10 millionths of a meter in length, can measure the mass of a molecule or nanoparticle in real time
HealthAugust 24, 2012
When-if Ever-Was Cycling Drug-Free?
The SciencesAugust 24, 2012
Nuclear Decelerator: Last U.S. Particle Collider on Chopping Block
With the Tevatron in mothballs, the Brookhaven Laboratory collider now faces possible closure due to budget cutbacks
AerospaceAugust 21, 2012
A Ride in an Air Tanker Refueling F-15s
The SciencesAugust 9, 2012
Quantum Teleportation Achieved over Record Distances
Space & PhysicsAugust 6, 2012
NASA's Curiosity Rover Lands Safely on Mars
The elaborate landing of the $2.5-billion mission went off without apparent incident
The SciencesAugust 2, 2012
Merging Black Holes May Be Detectable by 2017
The SciencesAugust 1, 2012
Berkeley Laser Fires Pulses Hundreds of Times More Powerful Than All the World's Electric Plants Combined