Stories by Caleb A. Scharf

The Chang'e 4 lander and rover seen on the lunar surface from orbit 

Spotting and scratching the places where something just feels off

For a habitable planet, we get some pretty chilly temperatures

The asteroid Ryugu gets its naming theme

Whatever it was, an interstellar object may have done some good

A very incomplete list of contributions furthering our search for life elsewhere (and other stuff)

China's Chang'e 4 mission to the moon has something else up its sleeve

Stunning new images of young planetary systems create a profound cosmic perspective

NASA's asteroid sample-retrieval mission can now really get underway

Images from the first successful landers on Mars are still worth looking at

Freeman Dyson’s original 1960 paper makes for fun reading

As NASA's InSight mission lands on Mars, its companions sail onward

Insects can make topographical biosignatures that are visible from space

It's not what you're probably thinking

A first look at the foundations of a 40-meter-class telescope

A remarkable atmospheric feature on Mars reminds us how topography connects to climate

Finding a useful name for astrophysical objects can be a big headache

Making tiny rovers move around in low gravity requires some serious ingenuity

The sun’s future is going to change the status quo

We can all cast a shadow, but we don't do it often from orbit around alien worlds

Some exoplanets defy easy explanation, a newly discovered world is no exception

What might make life hard to recognize as life?

This is what NASA's Parker Solar Probe plans to fly through

Be careful what you wish for, the universe can look alive when it's not