Stories by JR Minkel

Voyager 2 Finds Lopsided Solar System

Still transmitting, the three-decade-old craft encounters turbulence in solar wind

As LHC Draws Nigh, Nobelists Outline Dreams--And Nightmares

Run-up to activation of world's biggest science experiment later this summer

GINA Becomes Genuine

Satellites Pinpoint Earth's Auroral Radio Chatter

Similar noises may reveal distant planets

News Bytes of the Week--On the Other Hand: The Scent of a Lemur

Brain plaque without Alzheimer's symptoms; Teaching computers to teach better; Sweet plan to save the Everglades; From fins to limbs; and more...

Pay Dirt: Martian Soil Fit for Earthly Life

Phoenix finds alkaline soil with plenty of minerals

Giant Asteroid Flattened Half of Mars, Studies Suggest

Hemisphere-size crater documents solar system's violent origins

Five Ways to Print Your Own 3-D Objects [Slide Show]

3-D printing has been out of reach for most of us. Now thanks to do-it-yourself types all that has started to change

Homer's Odyssey Said to Document 3,200-Year-Old Eclipse

Clues in the text hint that the poet knew his astronomy

Disappearing Bright Specks Show Mars Has Ice, NASA Says

Bits of material uncovered by Phoenix have shrunk and disappeared

News Bytes of the Week--Przewalski's Prize: Vets Reverse Vasectomy on Endangered Horse

Clone your dog; Stem cells help mend bones; Latrines cleaner than toilets; and more...

One in Three Stars May Have "Super"-Earths

Scan of nearby stars turns up super-Earth bonanza

Were Meteorites the Origin of Life on Earth?

DNA building blocks found in meteorite took shape in deep space

News Bytes of the Week--Tres Haute Fashion: Astronauts Get New Duds

Pluto becomes just another plutoid; Predicting if coma patients will awaken; Brain protein stops alcoholism; and more...

Martian Soil Shaken, Now Ready to Bake

Phoenix Lander fills first oven with dirt; succeeds with sprinkle method

Ultraviolet Glow Betrays Impending Supernova

Astronomers spot earliest light signifying a star's doom

GLAST Gamma-Ray Satellite Blasts Off

Get ready for extreme astrophysics

Laser Pachinko Game Freezes Atomic Waves

First demonstration of localized ripples of matter

Phoenix to Try Dribbling Soil into Oven

Attempts to dislodge dirt clumped on Mars probe instrument have yet to pan out

Space Station Could Beam Secret Quantum Codes by 2014

Researchers outline project to send long-distance, ultrasecure messages on Earth via the International Space Station