May 2000

The Magnificent Mission

In six months NASA will launch one of the most ambitious spacecraft ever conceived--designed to look back through time and tell us the greatest secrets of the universe,including how it will end



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May

Departments

NeuroQuest

NeuroQuest
by Eric Haseltine

Bogglers

Bogglers
by Scott Kim

Reviews

Reviews

Future Tech

This tube of supercharged sound could make the biggest bang since internal combustion
by Brad Lemley

Sky Lights

Doomsayers are howling through their teeth about the alignment of planets on May 5
by Bob Berman

Vital Signs

An insidious--and often undiagnosed--sleep disorder robs a woman of her ability to take in oxygen
by Tony Dajer

Works in Progress

Even the best technology in the world can't seem to calculate how high this mountain really is
by Karen Wright

The Physics of. . . Karate

Scientists say it's not a trick--it just takes blinding speed and a couple thousand newtons
by Curtis Rist

Letters

Humans seem to distinguish between having sex and creating a pair-bond, although for each we use the word mate