2004
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Why do Workouts Work?
Dec. 10, 2004
Most machines don't improve with use. Old pickup trucks don't gradually become Ferraris just by driving them fast, and a pocket calculator won't change into a supercomputer by crunching lots of numbers. The human body is different...
Soldering Surprise
Aug. 16, 2004
There's nothing routine about working in space, as astronaut Mike Fincke found out recently when he did some soldering onboard the International Space Station.
The Electric Border Collie
May 14, 2004
Using electric fields, NASA-supported researchers are learning to herd microbes for the benefit of Astronautsand Homeland Security.
Evicting Einstein
March 26, 2004
A Physicsexperiment on the drawing board for the International Space Stationcould help find the grand unifying "Theory of Everything."
The Pathway Less Traveled
Aug. 27, 2004
Altered gravity plays an unexpected role in obesity and weight loss.
In Colliding Galaxies: Planetary Ore
Jan. 8, 2004
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatoryhas discovered rich deposits of neon, magnesium, and silicon in a pair of colliding galaxies known as The Antennae.
Titan's Surface Revealed
July 4, 2004
Piercing the smog enshrouding Titan, new images from Cassini reveal an exotic surface covered with a variety of materials.
Black Hole Mayhem
Feb. 18, 2004
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatoryhas caught a supermassive black hole in the act of ripping a star apart.
Waste Not
May 18, 2004
NASA-supported researchers are working to develop a fuel cell that can extract electricity from human waste.
The Missing Moon of Sedna
April 14, 2004
Astronomers examining Hubble Space Telescope images of distant Sedna say the planetoid is even more mysterious than they first thought.