Space
Donated Spy Satellite Could Be Used for Dark Energy and Exoplanet Mission
One of two donated National Reconnaissance Office telescopes could help NASA explore space while easing budget woes, according to the American Astronomical Society
Stories by Miriam Kramer
The Sciences
Meteor Shower and Eclipses of Sun to Grace May Sky
A meteor shower and a cosmic "ring of fire" will dominate the night sky this month
Tech
World's Largest Infrared Space Telescope Shuts Down Forever
The Herschel Space Observatory has reached the end of its life after nearly four years mapping the "hidden universe"
Tech
Obama Praises Mars Rovers, U.S. Science in Speech
In his address to the National Academy of Sciences on their 150th anniversary, Pres. Obama expressed his support for the sciences as a fundamental part of American life in today's world
The Sciences
Jupiter's Moon Europa May Have "Spikes of Ice"
Spikes of ice along Europa's equator could explain the satellite's oddly warm midsection, but would complicate any potential spacecraft landing there in the future
The Sciences
Space Photographer Brings Amazing Night Sky Views Down to Earth
An astrophotographer who snapped images of the cosmos from a driveway in Connecticut is taking center stage in a Brooklyn space art exhibit
Tech
SpaceX Dragon Capsule Suffers Glitch after Launch to Space Station
The Dragon capsule is due to deliver 544 kilograms of scientific experiments and supplies to the space station on Saturday
Space
Solar Wind Transforms Venus into Shape of Comet
Earth's ionosphere never becomes cometlike largely because the planet has its own magnetic field that balances out the sun's influence, but Venus lacks its own magnetic field and is therefore subject to the whims of the sun's solar wind...
Tech
Astronauts Reveal the Secret of Zero-G Fingernail Clipping
Personal hygiene is difficult in space, where simple tasks like cutting hair and clipping fingernails become cosmic challenges for astronauts living in zero gravity
Space
Alien Auroras May Light Up Exoplanet Night Skies
Scientists have found evidence of polar lights on exoplanets and hope the discovery will add insight as to the strength of a planet's magnetic field
Tech
NASA Beams Mona Lisa to Moon with Laser
Scientists beamed a picture of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece to a spacecraft orbiting the moon—the first laser communication of its kind
Space
Strange but True: Astronauts Get Taller in Space
The spine's elongation in microgravity can add two inches to a six-foot-tall astronaut
Space
First Meteor Shower of 2013 Peaks This Week
The Quandrantid meteor shower should put on a show late Wednesday and early Thursday
Space
Intrepid Museum, Home of Shuttle Enterprise, Reopens after Hurricane Sandy Closure
Most of the damage was in the visitor's welcome center, which still isn't open. Nearly two meters of water flooded the building, while the tip of Enterprise's vertical stabilizer tore off when an inflatable pavilion fell down around it...
