July 17, 2012
Partners Line Up to Join the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
The past few years have not been the best of times for building observatories. But in a world of budget constraints and schedule delays, the LSST is bucking the trend
Cosmology
The SciencesJuly 12, 2012
Chat at 4:30 P.M. EDT on What Comes Next in Higgs Research
Join us for a live online chat about last week's Higgs news with physicist Michael Tuts of Columbia University. Tuts will help explain where physicists go from here
The Young American Scientists Issue—Read Now
Space & PhysicsJuly 8, 2012
From Space to Soil in 7 Minutes [Slide Show]
July 6, 2012
Gravitionally Lensed Light Caused by Ancient Massive Galaxy Cluster
Astronomers observed light warped by the lensing effect of a massive galaxy cluster more than 10 billion light-years away, the most distant cluster ever responsible for perceived lensing. Evelyn Lamb reports
The SciencesJuly 6, 2012
Higgs Boson Revealed at CERN [Video]
Go behind the scenes at CERN for the historic July 4 announcement
The SciencesJuly 4, 2012
New Particle Resembling Long-Sought Higgs Boson Uncovered at Large Hadron Collider
The CERN collider, the most powerful atom smasher in history, appears to have fulfilled its primary quest
July 4, 2012
Chat at 11 A.M. EDT on Higgs Boson News from CERN
Join us for a live online chat with physicist Michael Tuts of Columbia University. Tuts will help us understand what this morning’s announcement about the Higgs means for physics
Space & PhysicsJune 26, 2012
Going for Broke: 5 Experiments That Went Out in a Blaze of Glory
Scientists have used the last moments of major experiments or spacecraft to make a push for knowledge--or to produce some fireworks
Space & PhysicsJune 25, 2012
30 under 30: Tracing the Evolution of the Universe
Meet Minnie Mao, 26, one of the up-and-coming physicists attending this year's Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
June 21, 2012
Super-Earths: Bigger, and Maybe Better
Dimitar Sasselov, professor of astronomy at Harvard University and the founder and director of the Harvard Origins of Life Initiative, talks about his new book The Life of Super-Earths: How the Hunt for Alien Worlds and Artificial Cells Will Revolutionize Life on Our Planet
The SciencesJune 19, 2012
30 under 30: Exploring String Theory to Figure Out How Things Work
Meet Ioannis Florakis, 29, one of the up-and-coming physicists attending this year's Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Space & PhysicsJune 15, 2012
30 under 30: A Radio Astronomer Investigating Galaxy Evolution
Meet Jacinta Delhaize, 25, one of the up-and-coming physicists attending this year's Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting