Planetary Science

Lucy, the First Mission to Jupiter’s Asteroids, Could Reveal Solar System Origins

The NASA spacecraft will loop past the never before explored Trojan asteroids during a 12-year journey

Alexandra Witze and Nature magazine

Particle Physics

Unexplained Results Intrigue Physicists at World’s Largest Particle Collider

Muons and electrons might not experience the same fundamental interactions, contrary to Standard Model predictions

Daniel Garisto

Astrophysics

The Solar System’s Mysterious Magnetic Fields

Most of our neighboring planets have magnetic fields, but scientists do not fully understand how they arise

Clara Moskowitz and Mark Belan

Planetary Science

Meteorite Crashes into Woman’s Bed in Canada

The woman awoke to find the space rock laying next to her head

Mindy Weisberger and LiveScience

Cosmology

Was Our Universe Created in a Laboratory?

Developing quantum-gravity technologies may elevate us to a “class A” civilization, capable of creating a baby universe

Avi Loeb | Opinion