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In the mid-'60s, 4 percent of tax revenue flowed to NASA. Today, that number is one-half of 1 percent.

NASA's dwindling budget: Why has America stopped reaching for the stars?

April 27, 2012, at 12:35 PM

Space travel inspires us to dream about tomorrow, says Neil deGrasse Tyson. So why did we give up?

A special protective coating for paper, created by Italian scientists, could help keep old photos from deteriorating from moisture damage.

Coming soon: Waterproof magnetic paper?

April 25, 2012, at 2:12 PM

Thanks to a breakthrough from Italian scientists, your wallpaper might one day be magnetic, and you might even be able to swim with your favorite book

Artist's conception of an asteroid belt: A new company is looking to space for the next big source of natural resources.

Asteroid mining: Is there money to be made in space?

April 23, 2012, at 1:47 PM

James Cameron, Google's top brass, and Ross Perot's son are betting big that there's platinum in the heavens. Are they delusional or brilliant?

The Discovery space shuttle hitches a ride aboard a 747 airplane to its final home at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.

The space shuttle Discovery's bittersweet final flight over D.C.

April 17, 2012, at 5:25 PM

NASA's oldest surviving shuttle, mounted on top of a Boeing 747, cruises at low altitude over cheering onlookers in the capital as it makes its last journey

The Titanic's bow and railing 12,600 feet below the surface: Do bodies decomposed into mud constitute "human remains"?

Are there human remains at the Titanic wreck site?

April 16, 2012, at 2:45 PM

About 1,500 people died when the Titanic sank 100 years ago. Most of the bodies were never recovered, but some say there are remains near the ship

An artist's illustration of SKA dishes, part of a proposed supercomputer radio telescope that would be tasked with studying the farthest corners of space.

Coming soon: A telescope that crunches more data than the entire internet?

April 4, 2012, at 3:40 PM

An international team of astronomers imagines an enormous system of space telescopes stretching for thousands of kilometers above the Earth

Only 35 percent of conservative voters have a "great deal of trust in science," compared to 48 percent in 1974.

Why conservatives increasingly distrust science: 4 theories

April 2, 2012, at 2:02 PM

The Right has far less faith in the conclusions of scientists than it did in the 1970s. What's making conservatives so skeptical?

Caught on camera: A mass of super-heated gas swirling through the sun's atmosphere at 186,000 miles per hour.

The gigantic solar tornado that could devour five Earths

March 30, 2012, at 4:53 PM

Solar Dynamics Laboratory videotapes a twister — large enough to destroy our planet — stretching out from the sun's surface

The Deepsea Challenger, James Cameron's high tech submarine, took the director nearly seven miles under the sea.

James Cameron's 'eerie' deepest-sea odyssey

March 26, 2012, at 6:19 PM

The Academy Award-winning director made an unprecedented voyage to the deepest point under the sea. What did he find?

Belly fat could put you at higher risk of developing dementia later in life, researchers found.

Does a big belly lead to lower cognitive function?

March 26, 2012, at 6:30 AM

Another reason to lose weight: A new Korean study finds that having more body fat could be linked to brain deterioration in older adults

For those who prefer their balloons buoyant, listen up: The world's helium supply could be tapped in 30 years... unless we figure out how to mine helium from the moon.

Is the world running out of helium?

March 21, 2012, at 3:07 PM

Scientists lament that we're wasting our limited supply of the valuable gas on party balloons and squeaky-voice gags

An undated photo of Albert Einstein at New York's Saranac Lake: A newly digitized letter from Einstein's personal collection reveals that the physicist once saved a former lover from the Nazis.

Einstein's personal papers: 6 'human' revelations

March 21, 2012, at 2:21 PM

An expanded online archive sheds light on the renowned genius — who knew he'd applied his mind to the problem of achieving peace between Jews and Arabs?

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station: Many astronauts who live at the ISS for several months find that their once-excellent vision is damaged by a prolonged zero-gravity stay.

Does space travel damage eyesight?

March 14, 2012, at 12:46 PM

An increasing number of astronauts who've spent a month or more aboard the International Space Station are visiting the optometrist

The Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff on Jan. 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members on board.

The 'chilling' new home video of the '86 Challenger explosion

March 12, 2012, at 3:05 PM

A Florida man releases never-before-seen footage of the tragic accident, which killed all seven astronauts onboard

The ill-fated luxury liner sets sail: Astronomers say a supermoon's extreme tides may have dislodged the icebergs that did in the Titanic.

Did a rare 'supermoon' sink the Titanic?

March 8, 2012, at 7:00 AM

Astronomers say that a unique combination of celestial forces may have dislodged the icebergs that clogged the cruise liner's path

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