TOPICS

Home
»
July

Table of Contents July 1994

Discover Magazine's mission is to enable readers to lead richer lives by explaining and expanding their universe. Each month we bring you in depth information and analysis from various topics ranging from technology and space to the living world we live in.

Order this issue

FEATURES

Remembering Apollo

by Buzz Aldrin

Anders, Borman, Stafford, Aldrin, Bean, Gordon, Lovell, Roosa, Worden, Schmitt, Cernan. Eleven astronauts recall the excitement, tension, and delight of getting close enough to touch the moon.

Mooning Over NASA's Future

by David H. Freedman

To get off the ground again, the space agency may have to turn its sights back to the glory days, when swift, small spacecraft first brought outer space into our living rooms--and our hearts.

DATA

by Jeffrey Kluger

The Sound Laser

by Carl Zimmer

Lasers amplify light, masers amplify microwaves, and now, from France, comes the saser: a supercool glass rod that amplifies sound.

The War on Radicals

by Sarah Richardson

by Bob Berman

Celestial lights can be more interesting than fireworks.

Triumph by Treachery

by Tony Dajer

Invisible Dynamos

by Tim Folger

Why do galaxies have magnetic fields? It may be because most of them harbor giant black holes at their centers.

The Brain at Work

by Robert Naeye

ADVERTISEMENT

DISCOVER's Newsletter

Sign up to get the latest science news delivered weekly right to your inbox!

ADVERTISEMENT

DISCOVER Magazine on Facebook

ADVERTISEMENT

Recent Issues of DISCOVER

einstein-cover-image

Einstein's Universe

NO-UPC-COVER-ART

Discover-March-cover

January-February

DS2_ExtremeEarth

January-February

Collapse bottom bar

June-Cover

Sign in | Register

Follow us:

Follow @Discovermag

Login to your Account

X

E-mail address:

Password:

Remember me

Forgot your password?

No problem. Click here to have it e-mailed to you.

Not Registered Yet?

Register now for FREE. Registration only takes a few minutes to complete. Register now »