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space
Dani Leviss • January 15, 2019
Science is likely a long way from discovering life beyond Earth, but a decades-old equation can help us think about how to look — or possibly lead us astray
Dani Leviss • December 3, 2018
A competition to develop robot avatars for earthbound tasks could someday lead to virtual space travel
Isobel Whitcomb • November 29, 2018
Searching for extraterrestrial life is like trying to meet someone in Manhattan with no prearranged place or time
Emiliano Rodríguez Mega • June 15, 2018
One astronomer thinks failed stars will help us understand the origins of celestial objects
Charlie Wood • April 23, 2018
Saturn orbiter Cassini traveled nearly 5 billion miles on less than four tons of fuel
Matthew Phelan • March 7, 2018
In many ways, these little microbes are better prepared for space travel than we are
Jessica Boddy • February 26, 2018
Here’s how it affects you (and how we study it)
Jessica Boddy • October 23, 2017
Social media made us love—and mourn—a space robot
Lexi Krupp • October 16, 2017
Enthusiasm to send people to Mars may dampen knowing the health risks of exposure to space radiation — something we still don’t know how to fix
Cici Zhang • January 18, 2017
A woman astronomer’s 20-year quest to find 100 Earth-like planets is within reach
Dan Robitzski • January 11, 2017
The twin paradox shows how approaching the speed of light alters both time and space
Cici Zhang • December 14, 2016
Space hibernation could make long-haul space travel cheaper and safer
Dan Robitzski • December 14, 2016
We know it’s out there, but experts don’t know what makes up the invisible dark matter that accounts for most of our universe.
Cici Zhang • November 16, 2016
Webb will unveil cosmic wonders we’ve never seen before
Cici Zhang • November 14, 2016
The real risk is for pseudoscience, not mood swings or tsunamis