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Readers Love Curious George. I Fell in Love with the Author’s Astronomy Books.

H.A. Rey recreated star maps with wit, grace, and accuracy.

January 5, 2022

NASA Is on the Cusp of a New Era

A planetary scientist explains why SpaceX’s Starship will transform her field.

December 8, 2021

What Impossible Meant to Richard Feynman

What I learned when I challenged the legendary physicist.

November 24, 2021

What You’re Doing Right Now Is Proof of Quantum Theory

Running a computer underscores how quantum physics is remaking our world.

November 24, 2021

Neuroscience Weighs in on Physics’ Biggest Questions

A theory of consciousness can help build a theory of everything.

October 13, 2021

The Safety Belt of Our Solar System

Mapping the heliosphere, which shields us from harmful cosmic rays.

October 6, 2021

Looking for Life on Mars

An astrobiologist and a director on the joys and challenges of filming space science.

September 28, 2021

What Is Life?

An astrobiologist finds the heart of his work in a new novel by Richard Powers.

September 15, 2021

Where Aliens Could Be Watching Us

More than 1,700 stars could have seen Earth in the past 5,000 years.

September 15, 2021