Exoplanets

A battle for the future of American stargazing is about to begin—and the stakes are sky high

The blog’s author reflects as nine years of writing undergo an evolutionary change

Our nearest star system is slowly revealing itself

Silicate dynamos could drive magnetic fields in more planets—and younger ones

Ten years, measured in words on astrobiology, exoplanets and the cosmos in general

The volcanoes on other worlds make our wildest fire mountains look positively tame

A roundup of recent research with astrobiological implications

For photon-eating life, smaller stars are unavoidably inferior providers—according to thermodynamics

Questions about living systems on other planets come with some baggage

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

The Life, Unbounded column reaches a milestone and reflects on seven years of astrobiology, astrophysics and wonderfully crazy stuff

There's a lot to be learned by exploring pessimistic scientific scenarios