Mark Whittington - Houston Space news Examiner - Science & Space

An April 5, 2013 story in the Associated Press reports that Sen. Bill Nelson, D-FL, the chairman of the Senate science and space subcommittee, has confirmed that NASA will ask for a $100 million down payment on a mission...

Roger Ebert, one of the most celebrated film critics of our time, finally succumbed to cancer at the age of 70 on April 4, 2013, as the New York Times reported. He is justly appreciated for his analysis of film...

According to an April 3, 2013 post on the NASA website, an experiment conducted at the space agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory suggests that organic chemicals that could become the building blocks of life exist far lower in the...

An April 1, 2013 story in the Washington Post reports that controversial NASA climate scientist James Hansen has decided to retire from the space agency to devote full time to his other occupation as climate change activist. Hansen’s...

One of the more interesting aspects of “Game of Thrones,” the third season of the TV adaptation of which starts on March 31, 2013 on HBO, is the variation of the seasons. Summers can last years. Winter...