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The Odds That Aliens Exist Just Got Worse
How geology resolves the Fermi paradox.
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The Nautilus Reading List About the Cosmos
Our writers have read a universe of books on space and astronomy. Here are their favorites.
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Seeking Signs of Life on Venus
The first private mission to the morning star will sample for traces of biological activity in the planet’s clouds
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Creating a Cosmic Movie
Making sense of a new era of time-domain astronomy from the Rubin Observatory
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How to Measure the Universe
What units can unexpectedly reveal about fundamental puzzles in physics -
Stranger Things in the Universe
New data about dark energy is a reminder that cosmology is a never-ending story -
Neutron Stars Hint at Another Dimension
Are the mysterious stars clues to one of the greatest mysteries in the universe? -
Intelligent Life May Be Hiding in the Moons
Why exomoons could sustain ET as well as any exoplanet -
Balloon-Borne Telescopes Take Off
Stratospheric balloons are giving astronomers sharper views of the universe
