5 Reasons to Thank Your Lucky Constants This Thanksgiving
As you dig into those mashed potatoes, be grateful the universe’s physical constants are so precise that a slight variation in any one would render that drumstick—and even your existence—impossible
Einstein's Unfinished Dream: Marrying Relativity to the Quantum World
On the centennial of the theory of general relativity, senior Fermilab scientist Don Lincoln reflects on Einstein's quest to understand the quantum world
The Case of the Disappearing Quasars
A dozen quasars in the early universe appear to have shut down in just a few years, baffling astronomers
Birth of Planets! Formation of Alien Worlds Photographed for First Time
Scientists photograph a gas-giant exoplanet forming around a young star that lies about 450 light-years from Earth
Graphic: A World of Exoplanet Discoveries
What we know about alien worlds—and what’s coming next
Mysterious Glow at Milky Way's Center Could Be Dark Matter or Hidden Pulsars
Astronomers get closer to an explanation for the unexpected abundance of gamma rays at the core of our galaxy
The Failure of Phobos
A new explanation for the strange grooves on the surface of the martian moon Phobos suggests that the entire satellite already shows signs of how it will eventually be destroyed.
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
Astronomers May Have Witnessed 2 Black Hole Births
Stars that disappear rather than explode could signal a black hole’s beginnings
Book Review: Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs
Recommendations from Scientific American
"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
Rosetta Sniffs Oxygen around Comet 67P
The presence of the gas could have implications for theories of the early solar system