Fate of the Cosmos (and of a Studio) Hangs in the Balance
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For the last year New Line has been wrestling with its London-based production of âThe Golden Compass,â an ambitious fantasy based on the Philip Pullman novel.
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Sometimes, the two concepts can blur.
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The museum's decision to abandon its current redesign suggests how a much-heralded public architecture project can be derailed by economics, politics and personalities.
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Planet-building is dusty work, and now two space telescopes have captured images of cosmic construction materials: disks of dust circling stars about the same size as our sun.
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It's a pretty big thing, Space. There's lots in there to look at, but you're not going to get very far with just a pair of binoculars and a notebook.
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Heliodisplay projects a convincing mid-air display.
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As I write this column, I'm flying from San  Francisco to New York City for three days of meetings at the American Museum of  Natural History on bringing the latest scientific data to the public via museums  and planetariums. I look forward to working with my colleagues. I'm also eager  to gaze again at their stunning collection of fossils and to travel to distant  locations in our universe at the Rose Center and the Hayden Planetarium, the  museum's digital planetarium. ...
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Last week's news that the orbiting Hubble  observatory's most productive and far-seeing camera may be irreparably damaged sent a chill through the world of astronomy. Even if astronauts return to the Hubble next year as planned to repair and replace several instruments, fixing the electrical malfunction in the Advanced Camera for Surveys is not expected to be on the schedule....
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Can digital musicians, artists and other media creators free themselves from the tyranny of popular software design? Commentary by Momus.
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CANNES, France -- It just doesn't seem fair. We're sitting in a bungalow by the Mediterranean with Leonardo DiCaprio, and he's talking about the end of the world. Not necessarily the end of the Earth, mind you. The planetary ecosystem will continue to function (barring collision with a meteor, bu...
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Dharma Productions is looking to the future and a change is on the cards.
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By Bill OrdinePerhaps from space, this wondrous blue orb suspended in the cosmos has such a oneness to it that the difference between Baltimore and, oh, let's say Indianapolis, doesn't appear so great.
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New masters of the universe--or creators of too much leverage?
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  --  Before the space shut
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Astronomers describe a planet orbiting a star near the end of its life - a vision, perhaps, of Earth's future.
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The scene: A downtown art studio. Patrons swill martinis, sample hors d'oeuvres and consider the displays in chin-stroking contemplation. A normal gallery opening &#151; what's unusual is the art.
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Falling through the creditor cracks, Movie Gallery is braced for a bumpy landing.