Want to Launch A Rocket? Don't Forget Your Lucky Tux By Clara Moskowitz published 1 September 12 NASA scientists often rely on traditions to give missions boosts of good luck.
Baby Bison Born Via Embryo Transfer May Boost Species Recovery By Clara Moskowitz published 31 August 12 An embryo transfer method could help save the endangered purebred American bison.
Black Hole 'Bonanza': Millions Found by NASA Space Telescope By Clara Moskowitz published 31 August 12 Some of the black holes are oddball objects dubbed 'hot DOGs.'
Mars Rover Tracks Akin to Neil Armstrong's Moon Bootprints, Scientist Says By Clara Moskowitz published 28 August 12 The tracks made by Mars rover Curiosity call to mind the bootprints left on the moon by Neil Armstrong.
Dark Matter Exposed? Gamma-Ray Find Excites Scientists By Clara Moskowitz published 19 August 12 Exploding dark matter particles could account for gamma-rays in the center of our galaxy.
The Secret Tomb of China's 1st Emperor: Will We Ever See Inside? By Clara Moskowitz published 17 August 12 Experts have held off excavating the tomb until archaeological technology is good enough.
Hunt Is On for Gravity Waves in Space-Time By Clara Moskowitz published 16 August 12 When two black holes collide they could create gravitational waves.
Gallery: Ancient Chinese Warriors Protect Secret Tomb By Clara Moskowitz published 16 August 12 Thousands of terracotta soldiers protect the ancient tomb of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang.
Invisible Dark Matter Likely Bountiful Near Sun By Clara Moskowitz published 13 August 12 A new estimate has found that dark matter could be more common around our sun than once thought.
Hottest Particle Soup May Reveal Secrets of Primordial Universe By Clara Moskowitz published 13 August 12 The world's most powerful particle accelerators have created strange quark-gluon plasma.
President Obama Hails Mars Rover Landing: If You Find Martians, 'Let Me Know' By Clara Moskowitz published 13 August 12 President Barack Obama hailed NASA's Mars rover Curiosity team's landing as "mind-boggling."
Life on Mars Time: Scientists Adapt to Curiosity Rover's Red Planet Trek By Clara Moskowitz published 8 August 12 Earthlings will become virtual Martians as they live and work on a Mars schedule to control NASA's new rover.
Mars Rover Seen from Space in NASA 'Crime Scene Photo' By Clara Moskowitz published 8 August 12 A new photo shows the Curiosity rover and its landing gear on the surface of the Red Planet.
Black Holes: Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong By Clara Moskowitz published 3 August 12 The most basic tenet of black holes, that nothing can escape, is untrue.
The Twisted Physics of 5 Olympic Sports By Clara Moskowitz published 1 August 12 Take a look at the physics behind swimming, diving, gymnastics, archery and badminton.
Apollo Moon Landing Flags Still Standing, Photos Reveal By Clara Moskowitz published 29 July 12 New photos show the moving shadows cast by the American flags planted by Apollo astronauts on the moon.
Japanese Unmanned Spacecraft Arrives at Space Station By Clara Moskowitz published 28 July 12 The successful arrival is the third for Japan's fleet of robotic spacecraft.
Astronauts Ring In Antimatter-Hunting Space Experiment's 1st Birthday By Clara Moskowitz published 26 July 12 The visit celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Alpha Magnetic Spectometer's arrival in space.
Sally Ride, 1st American Woman in Space, Dies at 61 By Clara Moskowitz published 24 July 12 Sally Ride was the first American female astronaut to fly in space.
Landsat Satellites See 40 Years of Earth's Beauty and Strife From Space By Clara Moskowitz published 23 July 12 Both beauty and devastating change on planet Earth have been captured by Landsat since 1972.
Japan Launches Robotic Supply Ship to Space Station By Clara Moskowitz published 22 July 12 The robotic HTV-3 spacecraft is carrying, food, equipment and student science experiments.
Search for Dark Matter Particles Turns Up Zilch By Clara Moskowitz published 20 July 12 An underwater detector looking for particles called WIMPS found none.
Giant Dark Matter Bridge Between Galaxy Clusters Discovered By Clara Moskowitz published 4 July 12 An invisible string of dark matter stretches between two clusters of galaxies.
The Elusive Particle: 5 Implications of Finding Higgs By Clara Moskowitz published 4 July 12 Here's the upshot on finding the elusive "God particle."
New Particle at World's Largest Atom Smasher is Likely Higgs Boson By Clara Moskowitz published 4 July 12 Physicists have found strong evidence that the Higgs boson exists.
