Rebecca J. Rosen

Rebecca J. Rosen is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic. She was previously an associate editor at The Wilson Quarterly, where she spearheaded the magazine's In Essence section.

The Missing Man: There Are No Good Pictures of Neil Armstrong on the Moon

The Missing Man: There Are No Good Pictures of Neil Armstrong on the Moon

The iconic images from the Apollo 11 lunar landing are all of Buzz Aldrin or his footprint. More »

Buzz Aldrin's Statement on the Death of Neil Armstrong

Buzz Aldrin's Statement on the Death of Neil Armstrong

"Even though we were farther away from earth than two humans had ever been, we were not alone." More »

Rest in Peace, Rocket Man

Rest in Peace, Rocket Man

Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon, has passed away at the age of 82. More »

Why We Honor Men of Letters in the Rocks and Dust of Mars

Why We Honor Men of Letters in the Rocks and Dust of Mars

Author Ray Bradbury's poem is an example of the contributions writers, artists, and musicians make to our scientific pursuits. More »

In Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, 89% of Those Arrested for Jaywalking Are Black

In Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, 89% of Those Arrested for Jaywalking Are Black

The power and promise of open data: A Freedom of Information Act request puts some numbers behind the charges of police discrimination. More »

Consider the Coat Hanger

Consider the Coat Hanger

A twisted piece of wire isn't just a symbol of dangerous abortions; it's a symbol of inequality. More »

As Seen From Space: The Tropical Storm That Is Heading Toward the Republican National Convention

As Seen From Space: The Tropical Storm That Is Heading Toward the Republican National Convention

With the big event set to begin in Florida early next week, Republican leaders fear the storm will become a hurricane. More »

From Tiny to Tinier: One GIF Zooms in on Bacterial Life

From Tiny to Tinier: One GIF Zooms in on Bacterial Life

Using the magic of GIFs to bring us down to a scale of life invisible to the human eye More »

Visualizing How Much Energy the Sun Shines Onto Earth: A Thought Experiment

Visualizing How Much Energy the Sun Shines Onto Earth: A Thought Experiment

Imagine Niagara Falls. Now multiply it, again and again and again. More »

This Year's Drought Is So Severe, You Can See Its Toll on the Mississippi River From Space

This Year's Drought Is So Severe, You Can See Its Toll on the Mississippi River From Space

The mighty, shrinking waterway More »

How to Build a Space Elevator

How to Build a Space Elevator

Is a ribbon made out of carbon nanotubes the key to building a cheaper, safer pathway to space? More »

Happy Birthday, Voyager! May You Enjoy Interstellar Space

Happy Birthday, Voyager! May You Enjoy Interstellar Space

On the 35th birthday of Voyager 2, a moment to pause and praise the old technology that is now at the frontier of space exploration, literally. More »

Can a Computer Tell Us What Makes Paris Look Like Paris?

Can a Computer Tell Us What Makes Paris Look Like Paris?

Blue and green street signs, tall double-paned windows, balconies enclosed with iron filigree, and a distinct lamppost style: the keys to Parisian charm, as calculated by an algorithm. More »

Where the Minutes Are Longer: The Weird Science of Telling Time on Mars

Where the Minutes Are Longer: The Weird Science of Telling Time on Mars

Time ticks by a bit more slowly on the Red Planet. More »

Google's Self-Driving Cars: 300,000 Miles Logged, Not a Single Accident Under Computer Control

Google's Self-Driving Cars: 300,000 Miles Logged, Not a Single Accident Under Computer Control

The automated cars are slowly building a driving record that's better than that of your average American. More »

NASA's Rover Captures Gorgeous Panoramic View of the Martian Landscape

NASA's Rover Captures Gorgeous Panoramic View of the Martian Landscape

But it's not from the rover you think. Don't forget about Opportunity, who's been exploring the planet for eight years. More »

Security Questions: The Biggest Joke in Online Identity Verification

Security Questions: The Biggest Joke in Online Identity Verification

When hackers broke into Mat Honan's Apple account last week, they couldn't answer his security questions. And Apple didn't even care. More »

Pareidolia: A Bizarre Bug of the Human Mind Emerges in Computers

Pareidolia: A Bizarre Bug of the Human Mind Emerges in Computers

Humans have a tendency to see faces where there are none. So do computers. Are they more like us in their flaws? More »

How I Discovered Halley's Comet, by Edmond Halley

How I Discovered Halley's Comet, by Edmond Halley

"Hence, we may justly conclude that the Returns of Comets are much more frequent than is vulgarly reckoned." More »

The I Files: A New Home for Investigative Reporting

The I Files: A New Home for Investigative Reporting

A new partnership among YouTube, the Center for Investigative Reporting, and the Knight Foundation is carving out a spot on the Internet for video journalism. More »

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