Artificial Intelligence has the potential to show us new ways to think about the natural world
February 21, 2017 — Caleb A. Scharf
Newly released writings by Winston Churchill on life in the universe reinforce how keenly scientific his thinking was
February 18, 2017 — Caleb A. Scharf
Types of rocky meteorites rare today were abundant 466 million years ago
January 29, 2017 — Caleb A. Scharf
Rational thinking, creativity and wonder are powerful tools in the universe
January 23, 2017 — Caleb A. Scharf
18 years of Hubble Telescope data on a star system reveals a surprising phenomenon spanning tens of billions of miles
January 15, 2017 — Caleb A. Scharf
Humans have been visiting and exploring Mars for more than half a century, and NASA has released a video celebrating the agency's remarkable contributions
January 14, 2017 — Caleb A. Scharf
As the solar year ends, let's try to stop being so parochial
December 31, 2016 — Caleb A. Scharf
Forty-eight years ago human eyes first witnessed Earth rising over the moon; today we can all see it in high-definition
December 24, 2016 — Caleb A. Scharf
Understanding life in the cosmos includes tackling the problem of consciousness—a new institute called YHouse intends to help
December 17, 2016 — Caleb A. Scharf
Long-lived space mission starts a bold last-dance with gas giant Saturn
December 11, 2016 — Caleb A. Scharf
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