More from Charlie Wood
![An artistic image inspired by a black hole-neutron star merger event, with lots of blue and red hues.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/30/black-hole-eats-neutron-star.jpg?quality=85&w=637)
Black Holes
Black holes can gobble up neutron stars whole Black holes can gobble up neutron stars whole
By Charlie Wood
July 1, 2021
![Oblique view of the Earth from space, showing its atmosphere](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/16/16x9-earths-atmosphere-NASA-04162021.jpg?quality=85&w=800)
Deep Space
Astronomers cooked up alien atmospheres in an oven Astronomers cooked up alien atmospheres in an oven
By Charlie Wood
April 19, 2021
![The Jezero Crater as captured from orbit.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/11/Z6RVFPHXCNE7LI6WRGGCX3OP4M.jpg?quality=85&w=561)
Biology
Your ancestors might have been Martians Your ancestors might have been Martians
By Charlie Wood
February 12, 2021
![Blue Origin’s New Shephard rocket lifts off.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/21/JRV5DSH6ANBRZFLBFT5K7LRQJQ.jpg?quality=85&w=600)
Private Space Flight
SpaceX won’t be the only company launching commercial rockets in 2021 SpaceX won’t be the only company launching commercial rockets in 2021
By Charlie Wood
January 21, 2021
![An illustrated diagram of the solar system, sun, eight planets, Pluto, and various asteroid belts](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/05/YXSQ2QQ4ANFCZI2BYT3OWYWPJE.jpg?quality=85&w=675)
Science
A guide to the solar system’s biggest secrets A guide to the solar system’s biggest secrets
By Charlie Wood
January 4, 2021
![A reconstruction of the sunspot captured by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope on January 28th, 2020. The original image was taken in the wavelength of 530 nanometers - in the greenish-yellow part of the visible spectrum–. Researchers modified it to show up red and orange to the naked eye](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/10/ZN32BSWTWJFI7LWION32D4WCBM.jpg?quality=85&w=600)
Science
The best space stories of 2020 The best space stories of 2020
By Charlie Wood
December 25, 2020
![SpaceX’s Starship flies, belly flops, and bursts into flames](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/30/W5QYGT6IVOUBVWBDFHOOZ5MWUQ.jpg?quality=85&w=726)
Private Space Flight
SpaceX’s Starship flies, belly flops, and bursts into flames SpaceX’s Starship flies, belly flops, and bursts into flames
By Charlie Wood
December 10, 2020
![The moon is in line to get LTE.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/22/GVRV4HR4H5GGBPEEDUPVC6ZG4Q.jpg?quality=85&w=600)
Internet
The moon will soon have cell service The moon will soon have cell service
By Charlie Wood
October 22, 2020
![Neutron stars](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/04/N23AIXUPEFDCDFBAKSW2IAT2PM.jpg?quality=85&w=800)
Particle Physics
Why are big neutron stars like Tootsie Pops? Why are big neutron stars like Tootsie Pops?
By Charlie Wood
June 5, 2020
![An artist's interpretation of what a ninth planet could look like.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/14/G5LCGJRJHRDVJHEY3Z3KBROISI.jpg?quality=85&w=755)
Black Holes
Planet Nine might not be a planet at all Planet Nine might not be a planet at all
By Charlie Wood
May 14, 2020
![An image from the new Cosmos series, premiering March 9 on National Geographic.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/05/XOUHCB33GJG67NQZELTOCUJN44.jpg?quality=85&w=468)
Black Holes
How the writers of Cosmos bring science to life How the writers of Cosmos bring science to life
By Charlie Wood
March 6, 2020
![a mock up of what commercial space travel may look like](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/24/4UOAE2GWL5AR7NAAOHNEJ5WF34.jpg?quality=85&w=720)
Private Space Flight
Here are all the ways to visit space this decade (if you’re extremely rich) Here are all the ways to visit space this decade (if you’re extremely rich)
By Charlie Wood
February 24, 2020