New Sunspot Pictures: Sharpest View Yet in Visible LightAugust 30, 2010 – A new telescope at Big Bear Solar Observatory has captured the most detailed image yet of a sunspot in visible light, astronomers say.
Adventure in 60 Seconds: This Week in ExplorationMarch 27, 2009 – Text by Tetsuhiko Endo Spring may have sprung (-29C as opposed to -40C), but the North Pole remains a pretty testing place to traverse. Pen Hadow and Co. on the Caitlin expedition finally got their food last week, but were undoubtedly regretting that extra weight when the ice around their tent start breaking up. Watch…
Brain damage pops woman’s personal bubbleAugust 30, 2009 – A woman called SM has no personal bubble, no zone of privacy around her where the presence of strangers makes her feel uncomfortable. It’s all because of damage to her amygdalae – small parts of her brain involved in processing emotions.
Fingal's Cave—Exposure for Black Cats in Coal MinesJune 07, 2010 – How do you get a great picture when you're shooting black on black? Photographer Jim Richardson shares his experience inside Fingal's Cave in Scotland.
Mars Email a Hoax: No "Two Moons" Friday NightAugust 27, 2010 – An email promising sky-watchers a view of "two moons" on August 27 is nothing more than a seemingly unending Mars myth, experts say.
Second Asteroid to Buzz Earth Later TodaySeptember 08, 2010 – The second asteroid to pass near Earth in a single day will make its closest approach later today, scientists say.
Smallest, Faintest Full Moon of 2010 TonightAugust 26, 2010 – The moon may be shrinking, but that's not why this week's full moon will be the smallest and faintest of 2010.
If You Build It…July 31, 2009 – Ever drag your kids through a famous architectural building to find them resistant, unappreciative, and underwhelmed? Help now comes from the folks at Lego, which recently unveiled the latest in its Lego Architecture series, the Guggenheim Museum and Fallingwater, both Frank Lloyd Wright designs. Let the kids build it (you may need to help younger…
Planet Found With Comet-like TailJuly 17, 2010 – Blasted by its host star, a far-off planet is disintegrating, its mass streaming away in a comet-like tail, a new study says.
Most Massive Star Discovered—Shatters RecordJuly 22, 2010 – A newfound star weighing in at 265 times the mass of our sun could "revolutionize" theories of star life and death, astronomers say.
Saturn Moon Loses Its Ring, Gains a MysteryAugust 08, 2010 – A spacecraft's readings in 2005 suggested Saturn's moon Rhea has a ring, but new images show only a mysterious absence.
Exploring Washington’s Cultural LandscapesSeptember 21, 2010 – Washington is known for its iconic architecture: The Capitol dome, the Washington Monument, the parade of palatial museums along the Mall. But what’s often overlooked is the remarkable array of designed landscapes — parks, gardens, fountains, and other public spaces — that were imagined by a who’s who of internationally renowned landscape architects. This coming…
Universe's Existence May Be Explained by New MaterialAugust 05, 2010 – A special ceramic may help researchers explain why all matter in the universe didn't annihilate shortly after the big bang.
Video: "New World" Asteroid Imaged Up CloseJuly 13, 2010 – The Rosetta craft took the first close images of asteroid Lutetia Saturday, with scientists comparing the pictures to "the discovery of a new world."
Viruses That Make You Fly, Bacteria That Keep You On the GroundJune 22, 2009 – Yet more totally weird examples of parasites manipulating their hosts. Viruses make aphids sprout wings. Bacteria keep spiders from making silken balloons to float away from home. All the details are at Mystery Rays From Outer Space.