Space & Physics
The First Wooden Spacecraft
Largely forgotten today, but probably still out there
"Solar System"
Space & Physics
Let's Not Forget Tau Ceti
The second-closest, properly sunlike star seems to be at least as interesting as the Alpha Centauri stars
Space & Physics
Science in a Moon Shadow
The rare spectacle of a total solar eclipse has given scientists throughout history fleeting opportunities to delve into everything from the sun’s chemistry to Einsteinian relativity to Earth’s place in the solar system...
Space & Physics
Jupiter Now Has 69 Moons
Our local gas giant has two more natural satellites added to its roster
Space & Physics
Take an HD Ride around Jupiter [Video]
An exquisite time-lapse of our local, surprisingly complex gas giant
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Alone on Mars for 150 Months
The Martian has already happened, just not with a human
Space & Physics
Planets: A Modest Proposal
When is a planet a planet? Always, whether it's a hecto-planet or a milli-planet
Space & Physics
Astrobiology Roundup: Giant Viruses, Ceres Landslides and Planet Nine
From accordion genomes to icy flows and binary trans-Neptunian objects
Space & Physics
New Evidence for Hydrothermal Havens in Enceladus
Spurting out molecular hydrogen and water, the icy moon Enceladus looks even tastier in the search for life
Space & Physics
The Real Expanse
Human colonization of space would be terrifyingly hard, and that's the best thing about it
Space & Physics
Ancient Meteorites Were Different
Types of rocky meteorites rare today were abundant 466 million years ago
Evolution
Another 1/230,000,000th of a Galactic Orbit
As the solar year ends, let's try to stop being so parochial
Space & Physics
Meteoritics on an Alien World (with Lasers)
NASA's Curiosity rover finds a foreign object on Mars, and engages in some science awesomeness
Space & Physics
Breaking Up Is What You Do (When You're a Comet)
Hubble Space Telescope catches the details of a complex cometary breakup as it approaches the sun
Space & Physics
3 Cosmic Mysteries--No. 1
What are some of the most intriguing and unexpected puzzles about the universe?
Space & Physics
Do Giant Planets Contain "Dark" Hydrogen?
Laboratory research suggests that an unexpected layer of semimetallic, optically dark hydrogen lurks inside worlds like Jupiter and Saturn
Space & Physics
Hubble Confirms a Gas Mountain on Neptune
The first 21st-century images of a dark vortex in Neptune's atmosphere will help probe the ice giant's atmospheric behavior
Space & Physics
The Jupiter Vault
King Jove is one hell of a planet. It's also hell for a spacecraft
Space & Physics
Krun Macula Meets Sputnik Planum on Pluto [Video]
Latest New Horizons images of Pluto are the mission's highest-resolution captures
Space & Physics
Can Starshot Work?
The answer lies in overcoming known and yet-to-be discovered hurdles—it'll be a wild ride
