Complex Life: Wimpy or Tough?
Complex life may be less resilient than microbial life by some measures, but it's not necessarily cosmically delicate
Life, Unbounded
Discussion and news about planets, exoplanets, and astrobiology
Fun with Gravitational Waves
Even the Earth – sun system radiates gravitational waves, but just how powerful are they?...
Jupiter Now Has 69 Moons
Our local gas giant has two more natural satellites added to its roster
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Take an HD Ride around Jupiter [Video]
An exquisite time-lapse of our local, surprisingly complex gas giant
Alone on Mars for 150 Months
The Martian has already happened, just not with a human
Life's Probability Problem
What do we even mean when we talk about the probability of life elsewhere in the cosmos?
Exocomets Light Up 100 Billion Kilometers of Space
A remarkable new image reveals the teething pains of an entire planetary system
The Crazy Scale of Human Carbon Emission
Want some perspective on how much carbon dioxide human activity produces? Here it is
Planets: A Modest Proposal
When is a planet a planet? Always, whether it's a hecto-planet or a milli-planet
Astrobiology Roundup: Giant Viruses, Ceres Landslides and Planet Nine
From accordion genomes to icy flows and binary trans-Neptunian objects
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