Landing on a Comet: Inside Rosetta Orbiter’s Philae Landing Mission
By KENNETH CHANG Joel W. Parker, a planetary scientist at the Southwest Research Institute, answers questions about putting […]
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Landing on a Comet, 317 Million Miles From Home
By JONATHAN CORUM Early Wednesday morning the Rosetta spacecraft’s Philae lander will attempt to land on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. […]
Weapons Directed by Robots, Not Humans, Raise Ethical Questions
By JOHN MARKOFF Missiles that rely on software to decide what to target and whom to kill could […]
Hungry as a Bear
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Which animals are most and least efficient at digesting food? Published: November 11, 2014 […]
A New Home for a Secretive Songbird
By SINDYA N. BHANOO Swainson’s warbler — a secretive, rarely seen songbird that nests in the swamplands of […]
Transported to Paradise, but Needing More
By JONATHAN WEINER Edward O. Wilson thinks we should set aside half the planet as wilderness, and he […]
Best Selling Science Books
By Unknown Author Titles, fundamentally based on the sciences, as selected by the science editors from all adult […]
Sun and Wind Alter Global Landscape, Leaving Utilities Behind
By JUSTIN GILLIS Electric utility executives all over the world are watching nervously as technologies they once dismissed […]
Medicare Proposes Paying for Lung Cancer Screenings for Older Longtime ...
By SABRINA TAVERNISE A draft decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would extend coverage for […]
Philae Lander Nears a Cosmic Touchdown
By KENNETH CHANG Even if it fails in its comet landing, the Rosetta mission will offer scientists a […]