Stories by Michael J. Battaglia

I Was a Teenage Element Hoarder

A Half Century Later, the Journey of Apollo 8 Still Inspires

Is "Protecting" Mars from Contamination a Half-Baked Idea?

Mars Loses One of Its Most Famous Citizens-Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012

Forget Asteroids, Send a Manned Flyby Mission to Venus

I Was a Teenage Element Hoarder

Notes from the Ground: Launch Day Wrap-Up

Space Shuttle a Go-Go--NASA's Atlantis Successfully Lifts Off [Video]

Status Report on the Launch of Atlantis: A Perfect Liftoff

Notes from the Ground: A Visit to the Launch Pad

Notes from the Ground: One Day to Go to Final Shuttle Launch

Notes from the Ground: The Final Shuttle Launch

Truckin' Up to Low Earth Orbit, Part 3: The Shuttle Gives Science a Boost

The space shuttle's final flight, and Scientific American will be there

Truckin' Up to Low Earth Orbit, Part 2: Deadly Reality-Check: Challenger and Columbia

Truckin' Up to Low Earth Orbit, Part 1: The Shuttle Era Is Go for History

SciAm.com In-Depth Report: 40 Years Later, the Journey of Apollo 8 Still Inspires

The Voyage of Apollo 8: The 40th Anniversary of Mankind's First Trip to the Moon [Slide Show]

For the Pentagon, it's easy being green

Star Trek--Original Series: Where no pixel has gone before

Thank you, Mr. Wizard

Good-Bye Blue Monday

What the Hex Going On at Saturn's Pole?

When the Sky Falls, Where Will NASA Be?