Space & PhysicsFebruary 22, 2019
In Search of Life’s Origins, Japan’s Hayabusa 2 Spacecraft Lands on an Asteroid
The mission to Asteroid Ryugu could return samples of the space rock to Earth in 2020
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Space & PhysicsFebruary 12, 2019
Astronomers Traverse the Globe to Shadow “Lucky Stars”
A surge in occultation science is allowing astronomers to study the sun’s asteroids, planets and moons like never before
AstronomyDecember 10, 2018
Voyager 2 Spacecraft Enters Interstellar Space
After a journey of more than four decades, Voyager 2 has passed beyond the sun’s influence
Space & PhysicsDecember 7, 2018
China Launches First-Ever Mission to the Moon’s Farside
In late December or early January the Chang’e 4 spacecraft will touch down at a site near the lunar south pole within the solar system’s largest-known impact crater
Quantum PhysicsOctober 29, 2018
“Schrödinger’s Bacterium” Could Be a Quantum Biology Milestone
A recent experiment may have placed living organisms in a state of quantum entanglement
Space & PhysicsOctober 1, 2018
Can We Find the Home of Our First Interstellar Visitor?
The most detailed study yet identifies four candidates for ‘Oumuamua’s cosmic birthplace