M45: The Pleiades Star Cluster
Have you ever seen the Pleiades star cluster? Even if you have, you probably have never seen it […]
Science
Astronomers Report Finding Earliest Stars That Enriched Cosmos
By DENNIS OVERBYE A team of scientists says a recently discovered galaxy, known as CR7, holds the signature […]
Pluto Just 4 Weeks, 20 Million Miles Away for Spacecraft
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is at Pluto’s doorstep, following an incredible journey of nine […]
Review: ‘The Last Beach’ and ‘The Narrow Edge’ Share Tales ...
By CORNELIA DEAN Two recent books take a grim look at what may happen to coastlines and their […]
Is the U.S. Starting to Turn the Corner on Urban ...
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Once the signature of an era of pell-mell development, American sprawl has slowed to […]
APOD is 20 Years Old Today
Welcome to the vicennial year of the Astronomy Picture of the Day! Perhaps a source of web consistency […]
Those Bugs Stink
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY What are stink bugs, where did they come from, and how can I get […]
Peter Walter’s Voyage Into a Microscopic World
By CLAUDIA DREIFUS The biochemist discusses his path to studying how proteins within cells are coordinate their work. […]
Europe’s Comet Lander Makes 2nd Contact After Waking Up
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Philae spacecraft has been in touch with Earth from a speeding comet for […]
Hawkmoths Slow Brain to Dine in the Night
By JAMES GORMAN Research found that the moths slowed their visual processing, as if using a slower shutter […]