Latest articles by Mindy Weisberger
Space Orbiter Spots 'Hairy Blue Spider' on Mars
Bowie was right; there really is a "spider" from Mars.
Little Short for a Stormtrooper? Newfound Spiders Named for 'Star Wars' Villains
Like the white-armored and -helmeted Stormtroopers from "Star Wars," these spiders are tough to tell apart.
US Navy's 'Aquanauts' Tested the Boundaries of Deep Diving. It Ended in Tragedy.
Who were the U.S. Navy's deep-diving "aquanauts"?
Ominous Cracks Form in the Northern Hemisphere's Longest Floating Glacier
Is Greenland's Petermann Glacier due for another big break?
Stunning Animation of a Solar Flare Captures Its Life from Birth to Death
For the first time, an animated model visualized a realistic solar flare.
Laser-Blasted Plasma Is Cooler Than Deep Space...Literally
Laser-cooled plasma has all the chill.
Could Life on Mars Be Lurking Deep Underground?
To find life on Mars, scientists may need to "go deep."
Fireball That Exploded Over Greenland Shook Earth, Triggering Seismic Sensors
These are the first-ever seismic recordings of a meteor impact on ice in Greenland.
No, Mars InSight Won't Be Searching for Alien Life. Here's What It IS Looking For.
Is there life on Mars? Even if there is, InSight won't tell us.
Mars InSight Stuck the Landing. Here's the First Thing It Did.
InSight stuck the landing on Mars — here’s what happens after touchdown.
See the Apollo Moon Missions Like Astronauts Did — In 3D
Stereo 3D brings new depth to archival images of the Apollo missions to the moon.
Get Ready for InSight Mars Landing's '6 Minutes of Terror'
When InSight reaches Mars, it faces a formidable challenge, perhaps the most harrowing so far of its seven-month-long journey.
Climate Change Made Recent Hurricanes Wetter. And They May Get Worse.
Rainfall in some of the biggest storms in recent years was fueled by climate change.
Water Deep in Earth's Core May Come from Dust Swirling Around the Sun
The source of some of Earth's first water may be gas left over from the sun's birth.
New Supercomputer with 1 Million Processors Is World's Fastest Brain-Mimicking Machine
A supercomputer that "thinks" like a brain can simulate neural activity in real time.
'War of the Worlds' Radio Broadcast Terrified Listeners 80 Years Ago. Would E.T. Contact Cause Panic Today?
A radio report of an alleged "alien invasion" in New Jersey caused alarm 80 years ago today.
How Close Are We to Kubrick's AI-Controlled Vision of the Future?
AI like the malevolent HAL in the movie "2001" are already among us.
China May Soon Have a Second (Artificial) Moon
Moonlit skies over the Chinese city of Chengdu may get a boost from a second moon.
Last Man to Walk on the Moon Mistaken About Climate Change on Earth
Astronaut Harrison Schmitt saw Earth from space, but doesn't see that human activity is shaping climate change.
Alien-Hunting Agents Seek the Truth About UFOs in 'Project Blue Book'
How (and why) was the U.S. Air Force investigating UFOs between 1952 and 1969?
New Stephen Hawking Graphic Biography to Reveal the Scientist — and the Man
A new graphic biography details the life and science of the late Stephen Hawking.
New High-Res Map of Antarctica Shows the Icy Continent in Astonishing Detail
Researchers have released the most detailed terrain map of Antarctica to date.
