New Horizons’ Pluto Flyby
By JONATHAN CORUM, MIKA GRÖNDAHL and YULIYA PARSHINA-KOTTAS After nine years and three billion miles, NASA’s New Horizons […]
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A Close-Up for Pluto After Spacecraft’s 3-Billion-Mile Trip
By KENNETH CHANG A NASA mission leader said it was still too early to answer some of the […]
The Bicycle and the Ride to Modern America
By NATALIE ANGIER Tires and tubing, mass production and women’s suffrage, highways and gas stations all were influenced […]
Solitary Octopuses’ Strong Statements
By JAMES GORMAN Not known for communication with one another, octopuses are shown in a study to alter […]
It’s Showtime for Pluto; Prepare to Be Amazed by NASA ...
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pluto, reveal thyself, and Earthlings, enjoy the show. Published: July 12, 2015 at 02:00AM […]
Astronomer’s Ashes Nearing Icy World He Discovered: Pluto
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Come Tuesday, Clyde Tombaugh will pass within 7,800 miles of the icy world he […]
NASA’s New Commercial Crew Astronauts: Each Wants to Fly 1st
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS For now, just call them the Commercial Crew Cadre. Published: July 10, 2015 at […]
California Shark Attack Rates Plunge 90 Percent Since 1950s
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Swimmers and surfers today are about 90 percent less likely to be attacked by […]
After 2 Weeks of Silence, Philae Comet Lander Back in ...
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Philae space probe that landed on a comet last year has made contact […]
Japan’s New Satellite Captures an Image of Earth Every 10 ...
By DEREK WATKINS Images from the Himawari-8 weather satellite’s first official day paint a living portrait of Earth. […]