The Forgotten Planets
Why should Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn get all the attention?
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The Astrophysicist Who Loves the Things We Cannot Know
A conversation with “rational mystic,” physicist Marcelo Gleiser.
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The Sneaky Force Behind Our Sun’s Violent Outbursts
A strange discovery from flying close to the sun.
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Have We Gotten Dark Matter All Wrong?
Physicists have yet to pinpoint the hypothetical matter that keeps galaxies from flying apart. Now they have a new focus.
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The Day Oppenheimer Feared He Might Blow Up the World
The story behind the scare that an atomic bomb would ignite the atmosphere into a fireball. -
Probing the Mysteries of Neutron Stars With a Surprising Earthly Analog
Ultracold gases in the lab could help scientists better understand the universe. -
5 Amazing New Discoveries About Light
Invisible cloaks. Ghost imaging. Scientists are manipulating light in ways that were once only science fiction. -
What Can We Do with Moon Dust?
Lunar soil is rich with clues about our origin and future home in space. Scientists can’t wait to get their hands dirty. -
A Supermassive Test for Einstein’s Famous Theory
How a gravitational wave background re-opens the book on general relativity.
