Theoretical Physics
Dec 06, 2011
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Astrophysics
Dec 02, 2011
Science Spotlights
In the ongoing hunt for planets beyond our own solar system, spacecraft in coming years will focus their telescopes on the nearest stars. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is being designed to search for the most promising exoplanet targets for next-generation studies.
Dec 02, 2011
Science Spotlights
Three experts discuss the rising influence of neuroscience in the courtroom, how advances in neuroscience are posing new challenges for the judicial system, and the use of therapeutic solutions for reforming criminals.
Dec 02, 2011
Nov 28, 2011
Science Spotlights
New research adds doubt that a prominent European astrophysics experiment may have found evidence of dark matter. In an interview, Stanford’s Stefan Funk and Justin Vandenbroucke talk about their findings, as well as how they tricked a telescope into searching for particles it wasn’t designed to detect.
Nov 22, 2011