Archives: October2009

• PICTURES: Best Micro-Photos of 2009 Announced

  A plant “phallus,” a hungry sea star, and miniature “dreadlocks” are among this year’s award-winning peeks into our small world.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• NASA Moon “Bombings” Friday: Sky Show, Water Expected

  With its “bombing” of the moon early tomorrow, NASA’s LCROSS satellite may beat a telltale signature of water out of a shadowy crater—and all you need to see it is a good backyard telescope.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• VIDEO: Sea “Mucus” Blobs Pose Threat

  Giant, jelly-like sheets of dead and living organic matter, known as marine mucilages, are spreading throughout the Mediterranean. The blobs may smother marine life and carry diseases dangerous to humans.