2010 was a great year for Science. NASA’s space plane (and the Dolly lineage) were resurrected while a secret laboratory Neturino observatory was built under the South Pole. Check out our best science stories of the year!
The return of a robotic space plane to Earth last week marked a milestone for US space capabilities, but did nothing to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding the vehicle’s mission.
That’s the Air Force’s super-secret unmanned X-37B space plane hitching a ride on an Atlas V rocket yesterday. No one knows what its mission is. Or even when it’s coming back.
