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Alice Sun • January 4, 2023
A planetary geologist says two planned NASA missions may teach us a lot about the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe
![The most powerful and complex space telescope created by humankind, as photographed during assembly in TKYEAR, has been launched into space. We now wait for data to be processed and analyzed. [Credit: NASA | (license)]](https://scienceline.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/NASAs_James_Webb_Space_Telescope_Has_Been_Assembled_for_the_First_Time_48636487393.jpeg)
Lyric Aquino • February 11, 2022
Galactic archeologists expect the James Webb Space Telescope to be a game changer for their field
Daniel Leonard • February 10, 2022
The universe is probably heading towards a “Big Freeze.” Here’s what that means, and why it’s way too early to worry
Jackie Appel • February 26, 2021
To exoplanet scientists, oddball planets are much more than just a strange sight on a cosmic sightseeing tour
Jackie Appel • February 3, 2021
Astronomers are finding ways to keep investigating the universe despite missing data due to COVID-19 telescope shutdowns
Jackie Appel • January 27, 2021
Scientists recently developed a substance that could help plants grow on Mars without the need for an artificial oxygen atmosphere
Joanna Thompson • December 28, 2020
Take a cyber tour of the dwarf planet, courtesy of NASA’s New Horizons probe
Joanna Thompson • December 14, 2020
The race to produce a Martian construction material has a new contender
Rahul Rao • May 6, 2020
Pluto’s next human-made visitor could peel away the world’s surface and reveal an ocean underneath
Rebecca Sohn • October 17, 2019
An astrophysicist and a poet discover they have much in common
Jessica Romeo • April 15, 2019
The Big Apple's amateur astronomers have been teaching and sharing the thrill of stargazing with the people of New York City for almost a century
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