Amy Shira Teitel
The OPALS Experiment Beamed Its First Laser-Based Message from Space
Laser transmission of data likely won't replace radio waves on Earth, but for deep-space communication it could be key.
NASA Wants Drones and Robo-Subs to Explore Saturn's Moon Titan
The agency just funded early proposals to turn science fiction into science fact.
The New 'Space Fence' Will Protect Satellites from Earth's Halo of Garbage
A sphere of garbage is zooming along at 17,000 miles per hour around Earth, but the US Air Force is making a renewed effort to do something about it.
Physicists Made a Mini Supernova in a Lab Using High-Powered Lasers
Because modeling a supernova in the field is impossible (for now!), researchers set out to understand Cassiopeia A's shape by recreating the events in a laboratory.
SpaceX Unveiled Its Reusable Dragon V2 Spacecraft, But Questions Still Abound
The Dragon V2 has an impressive new landing system—but how it will work in practice remains unclear.
There's Something More Than Dust Hiding the Black Hole Hearts of Galaxies
A nearly 50 year old model gets a bit more cloudy.
NASA's #GlobalSelfie Is the Last Selfie We Need Because It Includes Everybody
Maybe seeing the Earth made up of our own faces will give us a stronger sense of our place in the Solar System and a sense of ownership of our planet.
The Latest Job for Canada's Robotic Space Mechanic? Repairing Itself
Watching astronauts leave the safety of their spacecraft to undertake daring orbital repairs might eventually become a thing of the past.
A Japanese Soda Company Will Be the First to Advertise on the Moon
This Moon-marketing mission isn’t as bad as it seems. Sort of.
NASA Wants to Build Self-Assembling Spacecraft
Electromagnetic free-flying satellites could assemble themselves into one cohesive spacecraft after launch.
This Is the Most Accurate Simulation of the Universe Ever
From out Earthly perspective, the universe appears to be unchanging. But of course, it isn’t.