Amy Teitel
Tech
The Asteroid Flyby and Russian Meteorite Conspiracy Theories Are Terrible
There's just something about asteroids and meteorites that really brings out the weird beards and sensationalist news reports.
Amy Teitel
2.20.13
News
We're Going to Get Buzzed by an Asteroid Tomorrow
Good news for people who enjoy being alive: The world isn’t going to end tomorrow when an asteroid comes close to hitting Earth. But it is going to be one hell of a close shave, coming within 17,000 miles of the planet’s surface.
Amy Teitel
2.14.13
Tech
A Moon for the Moon
NASA's proposals sure are getting more and more science fiction-y.
Amy Teitel
1.4.13
Tech
Another Year on the Final Frontier
Will we find an Earth twin in 2013?
Amy Teitel
12.29.12
Tech
NASA's Warp Drive
The space agency says faster-than-light travel might be possible. Emphasis on the "might."
Amy Teitel
12.5.12
Space
There's Big News from Mars, But Don't Believe the Hype Just Yet
Space might be one of the few arenas where a no news becomes news.
Amy Teitel
11.21.12
Motherboard Blog
Atlantis' Final Crawl Brought the Hardcore Shuttle Huggers
Hanging out with rockstars and hangers-on at Atlantis's last ride.
Amy Teitel
11.7.12
Motherboard Blog
Mars Is a Lot Like Hawaii, Curiosity Finds
So let's go for a vacation!
Amy Teitel
11.6.12
Motherboard Blog
Laika Died So We Could Travel Space
Khrushchev wanted a launch to correspond with the 40th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution on November 7. Korolev said he could do it and upped the ante. He suggested this second Sputnik carry a dog.
Amy Teitel
11.5.12
Motherboard Blog
Deconstructing the Aftermath of a Galactic Fight to the Death
Astronomers are treating it like a crime scene, forensically analyzing the splatter for figure out just what happened.
Amy Teitel
10.20.12
Motherboard Blog
Meet Grasshopper, SpaceX's Bouncy Recyclable Rocket
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that reusing hardware saves money, though rocket scientists are on the recycling mission too. SpaceX is getting on the reusability bandwagon first with its Dragon capsule (it’s designed to be reused, but...
Amy Teitel
10.6.12
Tech
Sputnik 1 Turns 55
How a clunky little ball caused mass hysteria - and launched the space race.
Amy Teitel
10.3.12
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