Dogged Seekers of Dark Matter Win Physics Prize By Clara Moskowitz published 4 October 12 Blas Cabrera and Bernard Sadoulet have never given up their hunt for dark matter.
Speed of Universe's Expansion Measured Better Than Ever By Clara Moskowitz published 4 October 12 This expansion rate helps astronomers understand the nature of dark energy.
How to Watch SpaceX's Private Rocket Launch Sunday By Clara Moskowitz published 4 October 12 Viewers in Florida have a chance to see a spectacular night launch this weekend.
No Spaceship Ride for 'Harry Potter' Author J.K. Rowling ... Yet By Clara Moskowitz published 4 October 12 Virgin Galactic founder pens funny rebuttal of rumors.
Supernova 'CSI' Team Eyes Old Photos for Stellar Blast Victim By Clara Moskowitz published 4 October 12 Hubble photos taken before the explosion show the star that would later go supernova.
Electrons' Elusive Hideouts Imaged for First Time By Clara Moskowitz published 2 October 12 Physicists have seen the tiny circles electrons travel when exposed to magnetic fields.
Microbe Music: Scientists Turn Algae Data Into Songs By Clara Moskowitz published 2 October 12 Measurements of microbes create tunes, from springy "Bloom" to jazz-y "Blues for Elle."
Mouth of Giant Black Hole Measured for First Time By Clara Moskowitz published 30 September 12 Telescope peers in at closest matter swirling around a black hole.
Packing for an Interstellar Space Voyage: What to Bring? By Clara Moskowitz published 30 September 12 New kinds of clothes, and a rethinking of clothing altogether, may be necessary.
Hubble Telescope Reveals Farthest View Into Universe Ever By Clara Moskowitz published 30 September 12 The Hubble Space Telescope's Extreme Deep Field survey reveals 5,500 galaxies and peers back 13.2 billion years into the universe's past.
Is 'Looper'-like Time Travel Possible? Scientists Say Maybe By Clara Moskowitz published 28 September 12 Time travel, as presented in the new movie "Looper," isn't outlawed by physics.
Elusive Element 113 Finally Created, Researchers Say By Clara Moskowitz published 26 September 12 The unstable element with 113 protons inside its nucleus has been hard to create in a lab.
Eternal Clock Could Keep Time After Universe Dies By Clara Moskowitz published 25 September 12 Scientists have envisioned a space-time crystal with cyclical structure in time as well as space.
Famous Uncertainty Principle Has Been Misunderstood, Scientists Say By Clara Moskowitz published 25 September 12 The act of measuring something doesn't have to change it as much as once thought.
Giant Asteroid Vesta Surprisingly Covered in Hydrogen By Clara Moskowitz published 21 September 12 NASA's Dawn probe skimmed close over the surface of Vesta to study its composition.
What's That? Your Physics Questions Answered By Clara Moskowitz published 20 September 12 Quick and easy definitions of string theory, quantum entanglement, singularities, and other confounding terms.
Should Humanity Take Religion on Interstellar Space Voyage? By Clara Moskowitz published 19 September 12 Experts clashed over whether organized religions would help or hinder an interstellar spaceflight effort.
Largest Moon Rock Ever Auctioned Could Fetch $380,000 By Clara Moskowitz published 19 September 12 A lunar meteorite that fell to Earth is now on sale to the highest bidder.
NASA Astronaut Completes 1st Triathlon in Space By Clara Moskowitz published 19 September 12 Space station commander Suni Williams ran, biked and "swam" the Nautica Malibu Triathlon.
Warp Drive May Be More Feasible Than Thought, Scientists Say By Clara Moskowitz published 19 September 12 New calculations suggest we might actually be able to build a warp drive for faster than light travel.
What Is the Smallest Thing in the Universe? By Clara Moskowitz published 17 September 12 Atoms were split to reveal protons, which were split to reveal quarks. What's next?
NASA Building New Moon Lander Prototype After Fiery Crash By Clara Moskowitz published 14 September 12 The fiery crash of the first Morpheus prototype hasn't stopped the innovative project.
100 Year Starship Symposium Kicks Off to Ponder Interstellar Travel By Clara Moskowitz published 13 September 12 Celebrities, artists, scientists and astronauts are meeting in Houston for the 100-Year Starship Symposium.
Interstellar Starship Meeting Warps Into Houston This Week By Clara Moskowitz published 10 September 12 Travel between stars is the topic of a symposium this week in Houston.
'Quantum Teleportation' Beams Information Farther Than Ever Before By Clara Moskowitz published 6 September 12 The state of a particle was transmitted between two islands.
