Cosmic Log: Astronomy's big year (MSNBC) Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The organizers of the International Year of Astronomy are using the Web to get you to step away from the computer and actually see the sky.
Cosmic Log: Five years for Mars rovers (MSNBC) Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: NASA's Mars rovers are still kicking five years after they bounced to the Red Planet's surface, wildly exceeding all expectations.
Cosmic Log: Vote for the weirdest science (MSNBC) Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: This year's finalists for the Weird Science Awards include real-life Furbys and the world's oldest pot stash. But which is weirdest? We report, you decide.
Cosmic Log: The year in space (MSNBC) Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The questions outnumber the answers when it comes to our future in space, but 2008's developments hint at the shape of things to come in 2009.
Cosmic Log: Hope on a pale blue dot (MSNBC) Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Celebrating Christmas ... observing Hanukkah ... marking the winter solstice ... remembering Carl Sagan. Across the spiritual spectrum, this is a season of hope, even for the nonreligious.
