Tom Metcalfe

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    Voyagers Ready to Go Dark

    Earth’s most distant space probes prepare for their inevitable long night.

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    How to Drill for Extraterrestrial Life on Europa

    The formidable challenge of digging through miles of ice millions of miles away.

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    Will Plants Grow on the Moon?

    Three Earth plants will soon make a new home on the lunar surface.

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    A Movie Camera for the Cosmos

    The Rubin observatory will allow scientists to see how the cosmos has evolved over time.

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    How to Solve the Drone Traffic Problem

    For a clear path, follow the birds.

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    The Weirdest Stuff We’ve Sent into Orbit

    15 human space oddities.

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    The Moss That Could Terraform Mars

    A superhero plant that could thrive on the Red Planet.

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    Bringing Mars to Earth with Music

    A new symphony turns the science of the Red Planet into art.

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    The Smartphone of the Middle Ages

    An accident of lighting uncovers Jewish, European, and Islamic origins.

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    A Cosmic Glitch in Gravity

    Is gravity weaker over distances of billions of light-years?