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space
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
Dan Robitzski • November 7, 2016
An exoplanet holds its massive rings together with a backwards-spinning mechanism
Mark D. Kaufman • October 21, 2016
NASA takes it seriously but Elon Musk is undaunted
Jeanette Ferrara • June 16, 2016
Nathalia Holt tells the story of female “computers”