2003
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Living up to the Hype: Superconductors
Feb. 5, 2003
NASA research is unlocking the amazing potential of high-temperature superconductors.
Mars is Melting
Aug. 7, 2003
It's not every day you get to watch a planetary ice cap melt, but this month you can. All you need are clear skies, a backyard telescope, and a sky map leading to Mars.
Snow Gullies on Mars
Feb. 19, 2003
NASA spacecraft may have finally found the mysterious source of gullies on Mars: melting snow.
Solar Flares on Steroids
Sept. 12, 2003
Solar flares that scorch Earth's atmosphere are commonplace. But scientists have discovered a few each year that are not like the others: they come from stars thousands of light years away.
Robot Blood
April 2, 2003
This week Astronautsonboard the International Space Stationare studying strange magnetic fluids that might one day flow in the veins of Robotsand help buildings resist earthquakes.
Mars Dust
July 9, 2003
On July 1st a bright dust cloud spilled out of Hellas Basin, a giant impact crater on Mars' southern hemisphere, and quickly grew large enough to see from Earth. Amateur astronomers have been tracking the cloud ever since.
Two Magical Mornings
Oct. 20, 2003
Before dawn on Tuesday, Oct. 21st, and Wednesday, Oct. 22nd, sky watchers can see two bright planets, the crescent moon and a meteor shower.
Strange Clouds
Feb. 18, 2003
Astronautsonboard the International Space Stationhave been observing strange electric-blue clouds hovering near the edge of space.
Trouble with Lifshitz, Slyozov, and Wagner
July 7, 2003
A Physicstheory used to create cutting-edge "designer materials" doesn't work as scientists expect. A new experiment planned for the International Space Stationcould reveal why.
A Quirky El Nino
March 14, 2003
The ongoing El Nino climate disturbance has a unusual personality. It's weak where it should be strong, warm where it should be cold. And now it seems about to end earlier than expected.