The Shark Nebula
There is no sea on Earth large enough to contain the Shark nebula. This predator apparition poses us […]
Science
Iran’s Unsung Plutonium Concession in Nuclear Deal
By WILLIAM J. BROAD In the proposed nuclear agreement, Tehran promises to forsake production of plutonium, potent fuel […]
The Tardigrade: Practically Invisible, Indestructible ‘Water Bears’
By CORNELIA DEAN Growing in popularity if not in stature, the creature fascinates scientists with its ability to […]
Earthrise
What’s that rising over the edge of the Moon? Earth. About 47 years ago, in December of 1968, […]
Atlas V Rising
Early morning risers along Florida’s Space Coast, planet Earth, were treated to a launch spectacle on September 2nd. […]
Boeing Names Its New Apollo-Style Spacecraft the Starliner
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Boeing already has the Dreamliner. Now it also has the Starliner. Published: September 4, […]
Milky Way with Airglow Australis
After sunset on September 1, an exceptionally intense, reddish airglow flooded this Chilean winter night skyscape. Above a […]
Toyota to Finance $50 Million ‘Intelligent’ Car Project
By JOHN MARKOFF The carmaker will collaborate with Stanford and M.I.T. to focus on using advances in artificial […]
The Fight to Save a Prairie Chicken
By ERICA GOODE Conservationists find that, in the case of the Attwater’s prairie chicken, recovery of a species […]
A Glass for Enjoying a Sip of Whisky While Floating ...
By KENNETH CHANG Ballantine’s, the Scotch distiller, is unveiling a glass that works for drinking in zero-gravity, no […]