We can all cast a shadow, but we don't do it often from orbit around alien worlds
September 21, 2018 — Caleb A. Scharf
Some exoplanets defy easy explanation, a newly discovered world is no exception
September 18, 2018 — Caleb A. Scharf
What might make life hard to recognize as life?
August 19, 2018 — Caleb A. Scharf
Be careful what you wish for, the universe can look alive when it's not
August 12, 2018 — Caleb A. Scharf
This is what NASA's Parker Solar Probe plans to fly through
August 11, 2018 — Caleb A. Scharf
An answer to why we’ve not been visited from the future?
August 5, 2018 — Caleb A. Scharf
What were the Apollo 11 astronauts and controllers really saying to each other?
July 20, 2018 — Caleb A. Scharf
The Life, Unbounded column reaches a milestone and reflects on seven years of astrobiology, astrophysics and wonderfully crazy stuff
July 16, 2018 — Caleb A. Scharf
As our robotic rovers experience a global storm on Mars it’s an opportunity to reflect on billions of dry, dusty years
July 14, 2018 — Caleb A. Scharf
There's a lot to be learned by exploring pessimistic scientific scenarios
July 12, 2018 — Caleb A. Scharf
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