One of the most awkward parts of writing a book is that, eventually, authors have to ask people for “blurbs” – the endorsements that you see on the cover of a book, encouraging you to buy it. I am now ...

lecture on this topic will be held at JPL on Thursday, September 20, and the second at Pasadena City College on Friday, September 21. Both lectures are open to the public and will start at 7 p.m. The ...

The first time a physicist told me they wanted to get rid of space-time, on a cold January morning earlier this year, I stopped typing my interview notes and clutched my New Scientist mug of tea.

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum 2006 Exploring Space Lecture: "Where Have All the Forests Gone?: Monitoring the Earth's Vegetation with Remote Sensing". Presented by guest speaker Dr. John ...

I've been trying to explain quantum physics, forces, relativity, and space-time to my kid and we had a question that I'm finding difficult to find a solid answer to. Background you can skip if you ...