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Space, Physics, and Math
Madison Goldberg • March 3, 2023
With crewed missions poised to leave low-Earth orbit, efforts are underway to better predict and respond to solar storms
Daniel Leonard • February 28, 2023
The loss of the iconic Arecibo Telescope is a massive blow — but not in the way you may think
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
Allison Parshall • February 17, 2022
These master musicians use the fundamental principles of sound to sculpt their overtone harmonies
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
Kharishar Kahfi • December 22, 2021
A new list of exoplanets that can see the Earth is ‘a little uncomfortable’, an astrophysicist acknowledges
Allison Parshall • December 13, 2021
As the long-awaited launch of the James Webb Space Telescope approaches, astronomers just picked its successor’s successor.
Elana Spivack • December 13, 2021
What makes YInMn Blue, the first new blue pigment in 200 years, so special?
Daniel Leonard • November 15, 2021
Researchers have put forward a “universal formula for egg shape” — but is this discovery all it’s cracked up to be?

Scientists studying climate and disordered materials win Nobel Prize in Physics
Tatum McConnell • October 5, 2021
Researchers who examine complex systems were recognized for their contributions.
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