The Murderer
"The Murderer" More than 50 years before the rise of social networking, ambient intimacy and round-the-clock digital interaction, Bradbury had an uncanny sense of how that world would feel. "There sat...
View ArticleMartian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles The Martian Chronicles, published in 1950, is among Bradbury's best-known works. It depicts a Mars full of wonderful machines, strange vegetation and old canals, populated by an...
View ArticleA Sound of Thunder
"The Sound of Thunder" In "The Sound of Thunder," a boorish big-game hunter travels back in time to shoot a Tyrannosaurus rex. The Tyrannosaur is already fated to die naturally just minutes before the...
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The Man in the Rorschach Shirt
"The Man in the Rorschach Shirt" Emanuel Brokaw, a world-renowned psychiatrist who retired unexpectedly at the peak of his fame and hasn't been seen in years, is encountered on a seaside bus in...
View ArticleThe Fog Horn
"The Fog Horn" Drawn by the deep, booming sound of its foghorn, the last of a vanished species of prehistoric ocean reptiles makes a remote lighthouse the object of its lonely affections. "Out there in...
View ArticlePuyehue-Cordón Caulle: March 7, 2012
March 7, 2012 Image: Very subdued activity from the P-CC eruption seen on March 7, 2012, showing clearly the extend of the area fully affected by the ash and tephra from the volcano. Image courtesy of...
View ArticleJun 8, 2012
High Pressure Hole High-pressure weather systems often bring fair weather and relatively clear skies. In early June 2012, a high off the coast of Tasmania did just that...and in spectacular fashion....
View ArticleJun 15, 2012
Out of Sync New results based on the two objects shown here are challenging the prevailing ideas as to how supermassive black holes grow in the centers of galaxies. NGC 4342 and NGC 4291, the two...
View ArticlePanel of Hands Detail
Image: Detail from the Panel of Hands in El Castillo Cave, Spain. The hand stencils are dated to 37,300 years old. (Photo: Pedro Saura)
View ArticleJun 13, 2012
Galactic Center This sweeping panorama is the sharpest infrared picture ever made of the Milky Way's galactic core, where massive stars are forming. Image: Credit for Hubble image: NASA, ESA, and Q.D....
View ArticlePolichromos Horse
Image: The "spotted horse" outline of Techo de los Polícromos chamber, Altamira Cave. Highlight shows mineral deposits used to date the painting. (National Museum and Research Centre of Altamira /...
View ArticlePasiega Palette
Image: Block removed from floor of La Pasiega cave, Spain. Dated to 15,000 years ago, it was used to mix color. (Pedro Saura)
View ArticleJun 14, 2012
Blue Red Planet This image shows layered bedrock composed of light- and intermediate-toned materials on Mars. There are also darker bed forms that fill in low-lying topography, such as impact craters....
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Mercury Lander
Mercury Lander Our solar system’s innermost planet is also one of the least explored. NASA currently has the MESSENGER spacecraft in orbit around Mercury, sending back snapshots of its surface. But in...
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Martian Flyers
Martian Flyers While Mars is probably the most heavily explored planet after our own, scientists are always looking for the next great way to see the sights on the Red Planet. One oft-dreamed-about...
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Exploring Jupiter’s Moons
Exploring Jupiter’s Moons Though NASA launched the Juno mission to explore Jupiter’s formation and properties, the giant planet’s moons remain one of the most interesting targets in the solar system. A...
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