Notebook

  1. Planetary Science

    Ceres mountains and craters named for food

    A host of agricultural spirits are immortalized on several craters and mountains on the dwarf planet Ceres.

    By Christopher Crockett
  2. Tech

    Early satellite TV predictions highlighted instant communication potential

    Satellite communication started as science fiction but soon became reality.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  3. Life

    A cloud of microbes surrounds a person

    People are surrounded by a personal cloud of bacteria.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  4. Planetary Science

    Mysterious circles appear, grow on comet

    The Rosetta spacecraft caught five circular depressions quickly spreading across a region of comet 67P.

    By Christopher Crockett
  5. Paleontology

    New dinosaur identified in Alaska

    New species of duck-billed dinosaur discovered in the Alaskan permafrost.