Astrophysics

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Single Blue Planet Seeks Same In 2012, a new exoplanet hunter will look for worlds like our own
The Rescue of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory Cool heads and systems know-how saved a 12-year mission
The Einstein Telescope Planning a bigger, badder gravitational-wave detector
Riding With Voyager A Q&A With Nick Sagan
IceCube: The Polar Particle Hunter Searching Antarctica for the frozen paths of cosmic-ray neutrinos
Today's Solar Storm Expected to be the Worst Since 2005
Tue, January 24, 2012

Blog Post: While this storm will cause minimal disruption, a more severe event could be devastating

Single Blue Planet Seeks Same
January 2012

Article: In 2012, a new exoplanet hunter will look for worlds like our own

A Tantalizing Hint of the Higgs
Tue, December 13, 2011

Blog Post: Two detectors at the Large Hadron Collider have found evidence of the last piece of the standard model of particle physics

How NASA's Curiosity Rover Will Land on Mars
Fri, November 25, 2011

Blog Post: Picture a commando rappelling from a helicopter -- that's how NASA plans to land its new rover on the surface of Mars

Neutrinos Pass Retest, But Performance Still Under Review
Mon, November 21, 2011

Blog Post: Two groups at an Italian physics lab come to conflicting conclusions about whether the small particles move faster than the speed of light

Nobel Prize in Physics Goes for Discovery of Accelerating Expansion of the Universe
Tue, October 04, 2011

Blog Post: Observations by three astronomers demonstrate the fate of the universe

When the Sun Attacks
Thu, September 29, 2011

Blog Post: Solar storms can cause real damage, but how do you know which ones to worry about?

Faster Than a Speeding Photon
Fri, September 23, 2011

Blog Post: Evidence of superluminal neutrinos is making big but baffling waves

The Rescue of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory
August 2011

Article: Orbital mechanics, multitasking, and a software glitch nearly ended a 12-year mission

The Einstein Telescope
July 2011

Article: Planning a bigger, badder gravitational-wave detector

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