Latest articles by Clara Moskowitz
Farming on Mars: NASA Ponders Food Supply for 2030s Mission
Early Mars settlers will have a lot of challenges to overcome in growing food on Mars.
It's Time to Get Serious About Going to Mars, NASA Says
NASA must set some plans for going to Mars soon if it wants to arrive by the 2030s.
Manned Missions to Mars: Scientists Discuss Red Planet Exploration This Week
How to send people to the Red Planet by 2030 is the topic of a three-day summit this week.
New Experiment Seeks Mysterious Dark Matter Underground
A vat of water buried under Ontario hopes to find the elusive signal of dark matter.
Lunar Real Estate Agent Has 'Sold' 7.5% of Moon
It's unclear whether anyone can claim legal ownership of property in space.
The Hunt for Elusive Gravity Waves Heats Up
Gravity waves, predicted by Einstein, have yet to be seen, but new advanced experiments are in the works.
Astronomer Sleuths Solve Civil War Mystery of 'Stonewall' Jackson's Death
A trick of the moonlight might be to blame for the friendly fire that killed Jackson.
Quantum Mechanics Trick May Detect Invisible Gravity Waves
Physicists have hunted for predicted gravitational waves without luck so far.
Sir Richard Branson & SpaceShipTwo: Virgin Galactic's Billionaire Founder Speaks Out
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo is almost ready to carry tourists to space.
Poll: Would You Ride Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo?
Now that private space plane SpaceShipTwo has made its first rocket-powered test flight, would you ride it?
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Makes History with 1st Rocket-Powered Flight
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo fired its rocket motor for 16 seconds in the historic April 29, 2013 test flight.
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Ignites Rocket Motor in Flight for 1st Time
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has lit its rocket engine in flight
Saturn Is Closest to Earth on Sunday: See It Live Online
Telescopes in the Canary Islands will broadcast a live view.
Controversially, Physicist Argues Time Is Real
Science generally describes time as an illusion.
Planetary Scientists Protest 'Disastrous' NASA Budget Cuts Proposed for 2014
NASA's 2014 would effectively cut planetary science funding by more than $200 million.
Einstein's Gravity Theory Passes Toughest Test Yet
A fast, dense pulsar with a white dwarf companion offered a unique test.
Rare Meteorite Grains May be from Supernova That Sparked Solar System
Two Antarctic meteorites contain sand grains that likely come from a single supernova.
Eco-Friendly Galaxy Wastes Nothing to Build Stars
The galaxy is turning almost all its gas into baby stars.
Could, and Should, Astronauts Have Babies on Mars?
The Mars One colony project raises the question of pregnancy on Mars.
Want to Live on Mars? Private Martian Colony Project Seeks Astronauts
The private Mars One project officially launched its search for astronauts to colonize the Red Planet.
Non-Profit's Private Space Telescope to Hunt Dangerous Asteroids in 2017
A privately funded telescope called Sentinel will hunt for potential city-killing asteroids.
NASA's Mars-Bound Mega Rocket on Track for 2017 Test Launch
The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is running ahead of schedule and on budget
New Mars Photos May Reveal 1970s Soviet Lander
The remains of the 1972 Mars 3 lander might be visible in recent Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter photos.
