Mar 31 2011
Space Music: Aeolian Harps and Solar Sound Boxes
Is our sun a musician? Yeah, it can bust out some tunes if you hand it an instrument.
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Mar 29 2011
First Practical Artificial Leaf Makes Debut
In a milestone toward sustainable energy, scientists devise a way to mimic the way leaves convert sunlight into fuel.
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Mar 18 2011
NASA Spacecraft Enters Mercury Orbit
MESSENGER became the first satellite to orbit the innermost planet in an unprecedented study.
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Mar 16 2011
The Incredible Shrunken Mercury
What's it like on a planet where a year is three months long and the sun is 11 times brighter than on Earth? We're about to find out.
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Mar 13 2011
THEMIS Tracks the Origins of Solar Substorms
NASA scientists have gleaned new insights into the origins of fast-moving electrons during substorms in the Earth's magnetosphere, according to a new paper.
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Mar 04 2011
Earth Study Satellite Fails to Reach Orbit
The satellite failed after its protective cover did not detach following launch.
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Mar 02 2011
Mystery of Missing Sunspots Explained
The coming solar maximum likely won't be very exciting, and now scientists know why.
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Mar 01 2011
Spring Has Sprung… Or Has It?
As March begins, does that mean it's officially spring for the northern hemisphere? Mark Thompson gives his astronomical opinion.
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Mar 01 2011
Orphan Planets Could Support Life
Even without a sun, a rogue planet could stay warm enough to have liquid water and the stuff of life.
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Feb 26 2011
What Would an Interstellar Mission Look Like?
Guest contributor Robert Adams explains his mission analysis role in Project Icarus and discusses how a spacecraft could travel to another star.
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