Planetary Scientists Protest 'Disastrous' NASA Budget Cuts Proposed for 2014 By Clara Moskowitz published 26 April 13 NASA's 2014 would effectively cut planetary science funding by more than $200 million.
Rare Meteorite Grains May be from Supernova That Sparked Solar System By Clara Moskowitz published 24 April 13 Two Antarctic meteorites contain sand grains that likely come from a single supernova.
What's the Matter with Antimatter in the Atom Smasher? By Clara Moskowitz published 24 April 13 The LHC created more of a certain kind of matter particles than their antimatter counterparts.
Eco-Friendly Galaxy Wastes Nothing to Build Stars By Clara Moskowitz published 23 April 13 The galaxy is turning almost all its gas into baby stars.
Space Station May Test 'Spooky' Entanglement Over Largest Distance Yet By Clara Moskowitz published 8 April 13 An entangled photon could be beamed to the International Space Station.
What the Driest Desert in the World Feels Like By Clara Moskowitz published 5 April 13 Chile's Atacama Desert is parched and otherworldly.
Gallery: The Haunting Splendor of Chile's Atacama Desert By Clara Moskowitz published 5 April 13 Chile's Atacama Desert is high and dry.
Potential Dark Matter Discovery a Win for Space Station Science By Clara Moskowitz published 3 April 13 The potential dark matter find announced today wouldn't have been possible without the International Space Station.
Harry Potter-Like Invisibility Cloak Works (in a Lab) By Clara Moskowitz published 26 March 13 The new mantel-cloaking technique hides objects in microwave light.
What Is Nothing? Physicists Debate By Clara Moskowitz published 22 March 13 Physicists were hard pressed to define nothing.
New Map of Big Bang Light Hints at Exotic Physics By Clara Moskowitz published 21 March 13 The earliest light of the universe doesn't look exactly as predicted.
Rattlesnake Sliders & Goat Penis: Photos of Exotic Food By Clara Moskowitz published 19 March 13 At the annual Explorers Club dinner, exotic foods galore were on offer during appetizer hour.
Mars Science by Curiosity Rover Hits New Snag By Clara Moskowitz published 19 March 13 A minor computer error has sent Curiosity back into safe mode.
6 Implications of Finding a Higgs Boson Particle By Clara Moskowitz published 14 March 13 The so-called "God particle" has far-reaching consequences, including spelling the universe's ultimate doom.
Subway Astronomy: Chilean Exhibition Celebrates New Telescope By Clara Moskowitz published 13 March 13 A new exhibition in Santiago's Metro opened Monday, focusing on radio astronomy.
Scientists Hope to Extend Mercury Spacecraft's Mission By Clara Moskowitz published 11 March 13 The first spacecraft to orbit Mercury will have to shut down soon, unless it gets a mission extension.
6 Surprising Facts about World's Most Powerful Radio Telescope By Clara Moskowitz published 8 March 13 A new observatory is opening high in Chile's Atacama desert.
World's Largest Ground-Based Telescope Array Opens in Chile Soon By Clara Moskowitz published 8 March 13 A ceremony in Chile March 13 will celebrate the opening of the ALMA array.
Newfound Particle Still Looks Like a Higgs Boson By Clara Moskowitz published 8 March 13 There are slight hints, however, of something more.
Quantum Meets Macro: Strange Particle Behavior Found By Clara Moskowitz published 7 March 13 Physicists shined laser light photons at atoms and found that sometimes, the two became entangled.
US-Russian Crew Launching to Space Station in Record Time By Clara Moskowitz published 7 March 13 What is usually a two-day journey will be shortened to just six hours.
Distance to Milky Way's Neighbor Galaxy Refined By Clara Moskowitz published 7 March 13 Astronomers have measured the distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud more accurately than ever.
NASA Spacecraft Makes 1st Complete Map of Planet Mercury By Clara Moskowitz published 6 March 13 NASA's Messenger probe snapped photos of 100 percent of the planet's surface.
'Space Invader' Galaxy Captured by Hubble Telescope (Photos) By Clara Moskowitz published 5 March 13 A distant galaxy spotted by the Hubble Telescope looks like an alien.
Europe Takes Aim at Space Junk Menace By Clara Moskowitz published 5 March 13 A new proposal would establish a European space junk-surveillance program.