Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Books about scientific subjects let you travel through space and time ? which is the perfect prescription for summer reading.

While the government, military and news outlets attempt to assess the fallout from the formerly top secret documents, the tweeting public is turning its attention to a topic that ?admit it ? is never very far from any true American's heart or mind: "Star Wars."

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog:  "Live fast, die young" may sound like a life lesson, but it?s actually an astronomical observation, borne out by a spectacular image of a hot young star.

A trio of planets converging in the night sky this week and for several nights will give casual skywatchers the perfect chance to easily see and identify worlds they might not normally notice.