Space & Physics
Breaking Up Is What You Do (When You're a Comet)
Hubble Space Telescope catches the details of a complex cometary breakup as it approaches the sun
Life, Unbounded
Discussion and news about planets, exoplanets, and astrobiology
Aerospace
Rocket Launches Are Actually Surprisingly Successful
The recent SpaceX launchpad explosion is a reminder that rocketry is tricky, but also remarkable for accomplishing as much as it does
Space & Physics
Proxima Centauri Just Became Our Gateway to the Cosmos
Astronomers obtain convincing evidence of a potentially habitable world around our nearest neighboring star—this could change everything
Evolution
3 Cosmic Mysteries--No. 3
What are some of the most intriguing and unexpected puzzles about the universe?
Biology
3 Cosmic Mysteries--No. 2
What are some of the most intriguing and unexpected puzzles about the universe?
Space & Physics
3 Cosmic Mysteries--No. 1
What are some of the most intriguing and unexpected puzzles about the universe?
Space & Physics
An Equation for the Origins of Life
Can we connect the microscopic and macroscopic factors involved in starting life on a planet?
Space & Physics
Do Giant Planets Contain "Dark" Hydrogen?
Laboratory research suggests that an unexpected layer of semimetallic, optically dark hydrogen lurks inside worlds like Jupiter and Saturn
Space & Physics
Hubble Confirms a Gas Mountain on Neptune
The first 21st-century images of a dark vortex in Neptune's atmosphere will help probe the ice giant's atmospheric behavior
Space & Physics
The Jupiter Vault
King Jove is one hell of a planet. It's also hell for a spacecraft
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A Blog About the Weird Wonderfulness of Life on Earth
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