SpaceX Launches 3-D Printer, Other Station Gear
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A SpaceX cargo ship rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday, carrying the […]
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Saturn at Equinox
How would Saturn look if its ring plane pointed right at the Sun? Before August 2009, nobody knew. […]
Scientists Report Global Rise in Greenhouse Gas Emissions by JUSTIN ...
By JUSTIN GILLIS The report on the emissions growth, 2.3 percent last year, showed that the world remains […]
NASA Craft, Nearing Mars, Prepares to Go to Work by ...
By KENNETH CHANG The orbiter, called Maven, will keep tabs on a comet passing by and analyze the […]
The V838 Monocerotis Star Still Has Astronomers’ Heads Exploding by ...
By DENNIS OVERBYE The eruption of a star 20,000 years ago made it a million times as luminous […]
What’s Lost as Handwriting Fades by MARIA KONNIKOVA
By MARIA KONNIKOVA Even as the emphasis shifts to the keyboard, experts say that learning to write by […]
Push for New Pact on Climate Change Is Plagued by ...
By JUSTIN GILLIS and CORAL DAVENPORT At a United Nations gathering on Tuesday, leaders will face a divide […]
Shoreline of the Universe
Against dark rifts of interstellar dust, the ebb and flow of starlight along the Milky Way looks like […]
Global Heat Records Set for Month and Season by
By The globe smashed more heat records last month, including earth’s hottest August and summer, federal meteorologists said. […]
Potentially Habitable Moons
For astrobiologists, these may be the four most tantalizing moons in our Solar System. Shown at the same […]