Space & PhysicsJune 30, 2015
SpaceX Rocket Failure Threatens Support for Commercial Spaceflight
The destruction of an unmanned rocket Sunday comes at a tricky time for NASA and the International Space Station
Stories by Clara Moskowitz
Clara Moskowitz is chief of reporters at Scientific American, where she covers astronomy, space, physics and mathematics. She has been at Scientific American for more than a decade; previously she worked at Space.com. Moskowitz has reported live from rocket launches, space shuttle liftoffs and landings, suborbital spaceflight training, mountaintop observatories, and more. She has a bachelor’s degree in astronomy and physics from Wesleyan University and a graduate degree in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
The SciencesJune 22, 2015
100 Years of Great Physics: Watch Live Monday and Tuesday [Video]
General relativity and Noether’s theorem take center stage in two live Web broadcasts this week
Space & PhysicsJune 16, 2015
What if Dark Matter Is Stranger Than We Thought? [Video]
The universe’s hidden stuff could be a mirror world of invisible particles and “dark atoms”
The SciencesJune 3, 2015
Watch Live Today: The Man Who Explained the Atom [Video]
The grandson of the great physicist Niels Bohr describes the scientist’s life and work
The SciencesJune 2, 2015
Take a Bite out of the Math of Math
Mathematician Eugenia Cheng, tenured in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. and currently Scientist in Residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago talks about her new book How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics
IntelligenceJune 1, 2015
Television Review: American Genius
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Space & PhysicsJune 1, 2015
Dark Matter Particles Interact with Themselves
This never-before-seen phenomenon could help explain what comprises dark matter
FoodJune 1, 2015
Book Review: How to Bake π
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EvolutionJune 1, 2015
Book Review: The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack
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Black HolesMay 22, 2015
Giant Black Holes May Be on a Collision Course
Astronomers have found what may be two supermassive black holes in a quasar due to become one in roughly 21 years
The SciencesMay 21, 2015
When Black Holes Collide
When supermassive black holes run into each other, the fabric of space and time gets a little bit wrinkled.
Space & PhysicsMay 19, 2015
Black Hole "Blazars" Reveal Hidden Side of the Universe [Video]
The bright lights from these hungry black holes revealed a subtle background field
Space & PhysicsMay 6, 2015
Watch Live Today: String Theory LEGOs for Black Holes [Video]
Physicist Amanda Peet will discuss how cosmic strings might explain nature’s densest objects
Space & PhysicsMay 4, 2015
Space Supervoid Sucks Energy from Light
A vast region of space colder than expected is also largely devoid of galaxies, and the two observations are no coincidence. Clara Moskowitz reports
The SciencesMay 1, 2015
The Truth Behind the Math: The Surprising Path of a Theorem [Q&A]
Mathematician Cédric Villani shares the actual conversations, emails and even dreams that led to his Fields Medal-winning proof
The SciencesMay 1, 2015
Book Review: Birth of a Theorem
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The SciencesMay 1, 2015
Book Review: Biophilia
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Space & PhysicsApril 24, 2015
Agony and Ecstasy: Hubble's Top Moments and Near-Death Episodes
Scientists and astronauts recall the telescope’s finest hours as well as threats to its 25-year existence
Space & PhysicsApril 20, 2015
Dark Matter May Feel a “Dark Force” That the Rest of the Universe Does Not
Astronomers watching galaxies collide found evidence of nongravitational forces that could suggest dark matter interacts with itself
The SciencesApril 1, 2015
Watch Live Today: The Upgraded LHC and the Search for the Higgs Boson [Video]
Physicist Jon Butterworth will present a free live Webcast on the restart of the giant particle accelerator
The SciencesApril 1, 2015
The Large Hadron Collider's Second Run Will Break Energy Records
An inside look at how the atom smasher has been amped up
Space & PhysicsApril 1, 2015
Black Hole Firewall Mystery: Submit Your Questions for Physicist Joseph Polchinski
One of the architects of the idea that “firewalls” of high-energy particles border black holes will answer readers’ questions in a video chat
BiologyApril 1, 2015
Watch a Dragonfly's Grotesque and Beautiful Metamorphosis
A dragonfly breaking out of its larval skin
Space & PhysicsMarch 30, 2015
NASA Assures Skeptical Congress That the James Webb Telescope Is on Track
The program will not repeat past mistakes, officials vow, and will launch as planned in 2018