Antares Launch Postponed: Largest Ever From Virginia

Charles Fishburne in Science Matters

The maiden flight of the largest rocket ever to be launched from Virginia's Eastern shore had to be postponed yesterday due to equipment malfunction, but as Charles Fishburne tells us in this Science Matters report, the Antares program is a major step in Virginia's future in space.

Question Your World: How Will We Fuel Long Term Space Exploration?

The Apollo 11 mission in 1969 was one of the most sophisticated scientific experiments of all time. This trip involved over 5 million lbs. of fuel for the round trip to our closest celestial neighbor. That worked well for getting us to the moon and back, but how much fuel could we possibly produce and carry on board for a trip to the distant reaches of our solar system?

Plutonium 238

Fatigue Causes More Crashes, Virginia Tech Institute Finds

Charles Fishburne in Science Matters

Virginia Tech researchers show fatigue is the leading form of distracted driving resulting in crashes and near crashes. 

Virginia Awaits The Return Of The 17-Year Cicada

Charles Fishburne in Science Matters

After spending 17 years underground, billions of cicadas will begin emerging from the earth -- as soon as the ground temperature reaches 64 degrees. 

VCU Medical Center First in Virginia to Implant Telescope for Macular Degeneration

Charles Fishburne in Science Matters

VCU Medical Center is the first in Virginia to implant a telescope optical device to improve vision for patients who have macular degeneration.   In this WCVE Science Matters Report,  Charles Fishburne talks with Dr. William Benson, a cornea specialist and Chairman of the Department of Ophthamology at the VCU School of Medicine, who performed the procedure.

Maggie Walker Student Wins 4 Science Awards

John Ogle in Science Matters

March was a busy month for Maggie Walker Governor’s School junior Samantha Marquez. She won awards in four science events.

Maggie Walker junior Samantha Marquez

Question Your World: What Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg?

Science is the process by which we can ask and answer questions about our natural world. Everything from our most routine activities all the way to the quest for our universe’s origins are fair game for the field of science! So, lets put science to the test and answer an age-old question: What came first, the chicken or the egg? Listen to the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia.

Chicken Or The Egg

Question Your World: Could We Ever Control Our Biological Clocks?

Every living creature on Earth is designed, more or less, by four basic nucleic acids. These acids combined in various sequences and strands form our DNA, which dictates everything about us from our daily physiology to our biological rhythms, commonly referred to as our biological clocks. This clock controls when we’re active, when we eat, how we age, and so on. So here’s the big question, could we someday alter our biological clocks?

Biological Clock

Ecology School on the James Planning Opening

John Ogle in Science Matters

The new James River Ecology School, for students in grades 5 through 12, will have a grand opening event on the 13th of April.

Question Your World: What's a Cloaked Nanoparticle?

Everyone’s familiar with the old fable about the wolf in sheep’s clothing. In this story a wolf dresses up like a sheep and sneaks past the farmer to go straight to his fluffy targets. Well, a similar story is currently unfolding in the medical field and it could have a huge impact on cancer patients. Check out the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia.