To capture tiny flecks of comet dust whizzing through space, NASA scientists on the 1999 Stardust mission turned to silica aerogel. Aerogel’s fine, glassy skeleton brought cosmic particles traveling ...
Long before Brookhaven’s scientists started to trap neutrinos, other scientists spun far-ranging theories about the little particles. Neutrinos may be small and shy, says Chinese-born Dr. Hong-Yee ...
Star crossed" doesn't begin to describe Arthur Davidsen's space odyssey. His pride and joy -- the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope (HUT) -- moved into the on-deck circle at Cape Canaveral in late 1985, ...