What makes a total solar eclipse seem so strange and awe-inspiring?
August 20, 2017 — Caleb Scharf
Earth may get great solar eclipses, but they don't happen all the time
August 6, 2017 — Caleb A. Scharf
Astrophysical events may have a hard time sterilizing Earth-analogue worlds, based on the example of water bears. But is it this simple?
July 23, 2017 — Caleb A. Scharf
A new institute gains steam, together with a new set of ideas on matter, life and information
July 22, 2017 — Caleb A. Scharf
Planets in the outer solar system and terrestrial microbes in unexpected places
July 9, 2017 — Caleb A. Scharf
Complex life may be less resilient than microbial life by some measures, but it's not necessarily cosmically delicate
July 2, 2017 — Caleb A. Scharf
Even the Earth – sun system radiates gravitational waves, but just how powerful are they?...
June 25, 2017 — Caleb A. Scharf
Our local gas giant has two more natural satellites added to its roster
June 18, 2017 — Caleb A. Scharf
An exquisite time-lapse of our local, surprisingly complex gas giant
June 3, 2017 — Caleb A. Scharf
The Martian has already happened, just not with a human
May 29, 2017 — Caleb A. Scharf
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