Space & PhysicsNovember 10, 2015
Pandemonium! Motion of Pluto's Moons Perplexes Scientists
New Horizons reveals the orbits of Pluto's four smallest moons to be even more chaotic than expected
Astrophysics
Space & PhysicsNovember 1, 2015
Astronomers May Have Witnessed 2 Black Hole Births
Stars that disappear rather than explode could signal a black hole’s beginnings
May Issue: Your Heart in Flames. Read Now!
The SciencesNovember 1, 2015
Book Review: Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs
Recommendations from Scientific American
Space & PhysicsOctober 30, 2015
"Halloween Asteroid" Will Fly Near Earth Saturday
Asteroid TB145 will make a near pass of our planet, offering astronomers a chance for an up-close radar view of its surface
The SciencesOctober 29, 2015
Rosetta Sniffs Oxygen around Comet 67P
The presence of the gas could have implications for theories of the early solar system
Space & PhysicsOctober 20, 2015
20 Years on, the Future Is Bright for Exoplanet Science
Astronomers have now confirmed the existence of nearly 2,000 planets beyond our own solar system
Space & PhysicsOctober 17, 2015
Vast Cosmic Voids Merge Like Soap Bubbles
The gaps between the universe’s filaments of dark matter and galaxies are far from static
The SciencesOctober 14, 2015
How to End Sexual Harassment in Astronomy
The case against Geoff Marcy must be a wake-up call to reform our field
The SciencesOctober 13, 2015
Pop Culture Pulsar: The Science Behind Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures Album Cover
Space & PhysicsOctober 6, 2015
Light from Universe’s First Stars Spotted in Hubble Photos
Astronomers have detected faint light that dates from shortly after the big bang
The SciencesOctober 6, 2015
Physics Nobel: Neutrinos Do Have Mass
The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass
The SciencesOctober 6, 2015
Discoverers of Shape-Shifting Particles Win the Nobel Physics Prize
Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald share the 2015 award for the discovery that neutrino particles can change “flavor”—and, unexpectedly, have mass