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How to Discover a Galaxy with a Telephoto Lens

The Dragonfly telescope is pushing the boundaries of small-scale observational astronomy.

January 13, 2016

Beauty Is Physics’ Secret Weapon

A Nobel laureate maps his path to discovery.

January 11, 2016

Let’s Rethink Space

Does space exist without objects, or is it made by them?

January 11, 2016

2015 Was the Best Year Ever in Space

The romance is back, argues a NASA adviser and best-selling science-fiction author.

December 23, 2015

Superconductivity for Siberia

How we broke the world record in high-temperature superconductors.

10 Breaking Points

The pressure it takes to break everything from raindrops to stars.

December 14, 2015

The Inside of a Neutron Star Looks Spookily Familiar

Exotic ultra-compressed matter can look like pasta, among other things.

November 17, 2015

Quantum Mechanics Is Putting Human Identity on Trial

If our particles have no identity, how can we?

November 17, 2015

What’s Your Story?

The psychological power of narrative.

November 4, 2015

Why Alien Life Will Be Robotic

If life off Earth exists it has probably transitioned to machine intelligence.

October 15, 2015