Astronomy
These Dusty Young Stars Are Changing the Rules of Planet-Building
Astronomers peer inside planetary nurseries for clues about how our solar system and others came to be
Features
Quantum Physics
"Schrödinger's Bacterium" Could Be a Quantum Biology Milestone
A recent experiment may have placed living organisms in a state of quantum entanglement
Space Exploration
NASA's InSight Mission Triumphantly Touches Down on Mars
After enduring a high-tension descent from orbit, the spacecraft will now begin its quest to peel back the profound mysteries of the Red Planet’s interior
Space Exploration
Finding Alien Life May Require Giant Telescopes Built in Orbit
Scientific American reports on new efforts from NASA and other federal agencies seeking to service and assemble large structures—such as life-finding telescopes—in space...
Departments
- News
Caught in the Act—Astronomers Get Their Best Look Yet at a Supernova Blowing Up
Voyager 2 Spacecraft Enters Interstellar Space
First Hint of Near-Room-Temperature Superconductor Tantalizes Physicists
Is the U.S. Lagging in the Quest for Quantum Computing?
Have Astronomers Found Another "Alien Megastructure" Star?
Gravitational-Wave Astronomers Detect Hints of Largest Black-Hole Merger Yet
- Sky Report
Celestial Movement
- Opinion
Photons, Quasars and the Possibility of Free Will
How to Approach the Problem of 'Oumuamua
Do We Actually Experience the Flow of Time?
