The Death of Astronomy?
Probably not, but forthcoming commercial satellite constellations herald a new era for our night skies
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Spring Cleaning on Mars
NASA's Insight lander is already pretty dirt-covered, but Mars may help clean it up
Moon Blobs, Collapsars and Long Planets
A roundup of recent research with astrobiological implications
The Lowest-Bid Universe
If reality is manufactured it’s time to lodge some complaints
Gravitational Waves, Nuclear Fire, Rocks and Love
A five-billion-year-old detective story reveals two new players in our origins
What Is Mars Playing At?
Elusive methane in the atmosphere of Mars gets even more elusive
The Schwarzschild Throat
Our first up-close black hole image starts to reveal the anatomy of the extreme
Are Small Stars a Bit Useless?
For photon-eating life, smaller stars are unavoidably inferior providers—according to thermodynamics
The Meaning of Life
Questions about living systems on other planets come with some baggage
Fireball Earth
Heads up! Our planet is under constant bombardment
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