Miriam Kramer

By Miriam Kramer Published 12 December 13

By Miriam Kramer Published 11 December 13

By Miriam Kramer Published 19 November 13

A NASA team created maps of the damage inflicted on the Philippians by Super Typhoon Haiyan to bolster relief efforts.

By Miriam Kramer Published 14 November 13

By Miriam Kramer Published 13 November 13

The sun's polarity is getting closer to flipping. The star's northern hemisphere's polarity has already reversed, and the southern hemisphere should follow suit soon, scientists say.

By Miriam Kramer Published 11 November 13

By Miriam Kramer Published 4 November 13

A new experiment buried deep underground has just proven itself to be the most sensitive dark-matter detector ever built.

By Miriam Kramer Published 30 October 13

By Miriam Kramer Published 23 October 13

Possible future asteroid miner and CEO of the X Prize Foundation Peter Diamandis now has a different kind of prize.

By Miriam Kramer Published 23 October 13

The largest star ever discovered may give scientists a better sense of how massive, dying stars seed the universe with the ingredients for rocky planets and even life.

By Miriam Kramer Published 17 October 13

An extremely powerful radio telescope in Chile peered deeply into the universe and captured an incredible sight: an ancient black hole chowing down on a massive snack.

By Miriam Kramer Published 16 October 13

The astronauts caught sight of an eerie view outside of the International Space Station last week.

By Miriam Kramer Published 15 October 13

By Miriam Kramer Published 14 October 13

A handful of possible worlds discovered by an alien planet hunting spacecraft are skimming the surfaces of their host stars, new research shows.

By Miriam Kramer Published 9 October 13

A tiny, mysterious moon orbiting Neptune has been spotted for the first time in more than 20 years.

By Miriam Kramer Published 9 October 13

Finding life on alien planets might be harder than scientists originally expected. The search for habitable and inhabited exoplanets is focused on M dwarf stars.

By Miriam Kramer Published 7 October 13

A probe in orbit around Mars spotted Comet ISON — a possible "comet of the century" — as it flew past the Red Planet on its way to give the sun a close shave in November.

By Miriam Kramer Published 3 October 13

By Miriam Kramer Published 2 October 13

NASA needs ideas for its next Mars rover, but the government shutdown might delay their arrival.

By Miriam Kramer Published 2 October 13

By Miriam Kramer Published 26 September 13