Planetary Science
Space Rocks Keep Hitting Jupiter: What’s the Deal with That?
The giant planet’s hefty gravitational tug helps explain a spate of recent asteroid strikes
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Planetary Science
Meteorite Crashes into Woman’s Bed in Canada
The woman awoke to find the space rock laying next to her head
Space & Physics
Unbinding Life, Unbounded
The blog’s author reflects as nine years of writing undergo an evolutionary change
Space & Physics
Europa: Three More Clues
We have alien worlds right here in our solar system
Space & Physics
Tickling the Asteroid’s Tail
How do you return a piece of asteroid to Earth? Practice
Space & Physics
A Good Week for Planet Formation
Building planets is an intricate process, but we’re finding clues to some new possibilities
Space & Physics
The Planets and You
Predictable transits and conjunctions belie a deeper story that includes our origins
Space & Physics
Tardigrades Were Already on the Moon
It may not be smart to add more, but nature probably beat us to it anyway
Space & Physics
The World without the Moon
What if our natural satellite didn’t exist?
Space & Physics
11,898 Solar Eclipses in 5,000 Years
Precisely when and where eclipses occur is a complicated business
Space & Physics
The Fairy-Tale Asteroid
The asteroid Ryugu gets its naming theme
Space & Physics
The 'Oumuamua Legacy
Whatever it was, an interstellar object may have done some good
Space & Physics
Arrival at Asteroid Bennu
NASA's asteroid sample-retrieval mission can now really get underway
Space & Physics
Will Pluto Be the Last Habitable World?
The sun’s future is going to change the status quo
Space & Physics
The Shadows of Our Spacecraft
We can all cast a shadow, but we don't do it often from orbit around alien worlds
Space & Physics
Mars and the Waves of Darkening
Be careful what you wish for, the universe can look alive when it's not
Space & Physics
Dust Bowl Mars
As our robotic rovers experience a global storm on Mars it’s an opportunity to reflect on billions of dry, dusty years
Space & Physics
Astrobiology in Context: A Modern Timeline
A graphical review of major scientific milestones over the past four decades helps put the search for life into perspective
Space & Physics
Balancing Rocks and Philae's Wave
Stunning images from the final archive of the Rosetta comet mission
Space & Physics
Astrobiology Roundup: Stars in a Multiverse, Drills on Mars and More
The northern summer brings some intriguing research and exciting developments
