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Aliens where are they Fermi paradox new answer

Where are all the aliens? Struggling and hustling, just like us. Where are all the aliens? Struggling and hustling, just like us.

By Charlie Wood

An artistic image inspired by a black hole-neutron star merger event, with lots of blue and red hues.

Black holes can gobble up neutron stars whole Black holes can gobble up neutron stars whole

By Charlie Wood

A side by side comparison of the star Betelgeuse in January and December of 2019. The star is was dimmer in December 2019.

We finally know why the Betelgeuse star dimmed—and it’s not what you think We finally know why the Betelgeuse star dimmed—and it’s not what you think

By Charlie Wood

A mockup of the DAVINCI+ which will release a metal probe to fall through Venus’s atmosphere and measure its makeup.

NASA is finally going back to Venus. Here’s what its twin missions hope to uncover. NASA is finally going back to Venus. Here’s what its twin missions hope to uncover.

By Charlie Wood

An artist's rendering of Saturn's moon Enceladus

Is something burping methane on Saturn’s ocean moon? Is something burping methane on Saturn’s ocean moon?

By Charlie Wood

The Milky Way Galaxy

The ‘double-disk’ shape of the Milky Way could be common across galaxies The ‘double-disk’ shape of the Milky Way could be common across galaxies

By Charlie Wood

The Starburst Galaxy M82

Tiny galaxies may have brought the cosmos out of the dark ages Tiny galaxies may have brought the cosmos out of the dark ages

By Charlie Wood

A model of the next Interstellar Probe.

This new space probe will go farther and faster than any before, gathering data for generations This new space probe will go farther and faster than any before, gathering data for generations

By Charlie Wood

An illustration of the Mars Perseverance rover in the background and the Ingenuity helicopter in flight in the foreground.

Ingenuity flew on Mars. Now NASA will push it to the brink of destruction. Ingenuity flew on Mars. Now NASA will push it to the brink of destruction.

By Charlie Wood

Oblique view of the Earth from space, showing its atmosphere

Astronomers cooked up alien atmospheres in an oven Astronomers cooked up alien atmospheres in an oven

By Charlie Wood

A plume of smoke following a volcanic eruption.

Is blocking out the sun a good solution to the climate crisis? Is blocking out the sun a good solution to the climate crisis?

By Charlie Wood

Simulation of a black hole.

Astronomers may have found the surprisingly elusive medium-sized black hole Astronomers may have found the surprisingly elusive medium-sized black hole

By Charlie Wood

Shadow of a black hole

Something sent one of the universe’s heaviest black holes flying Something sent one of the universe’s heaviest black holes flying

By Charlie Wood

The first-ever image of the magnetic fields of a black hole.

Astronomers used telescopic ‘sunglasses’ to photograph a black hole’s magnetic field Astronomers used telescopic ‘sunglasses’ to photograph a black hole’s magnetic field

By Charlie Wood

Perseverance rover SHERLOC

Was there ever life on Mars? Perseverance’s SHERLOC laser sniffs for microscopic clues Was there ever life on Mars? Perseverance’s SHERLOC laser sniffs for microscopic clues

By Charlie Wood

PXLR, Perseverance Mars rover camera instrument

Perseverance’s giant ‘hand lens’ will scour Mars for signs of ancient life Perseverance’s giant ‘hand lens’ will scour Mars for signs of ancient life

By Charlie Wood

The MOXIE instrument before it was lowered into NASA's Perseverance Rover, which is currently settled on the surface of Mars.

With MOXIE, Perseverance will try to make oxygen on Mars With MOXIE, Perseverance will try to make oxygen on Mars

By Charlie Wood

An artist's interpretation of Perseverance, NASA's newest Mars rover, parachuting down from orbit.

Watch the Perseverance rover complete its dramatic landing on Mars Watch the Perseverance rover complete its dramatic landing on Mars

By Charlie Wood

The Jezero Crater as captured from orbit.

Your ancestors might have been Martians Your ancestors might have been Martians

By Charlie Wood

An overhead view of Mars featuring peculiar dark streaks.

Mars’s mascara-like streaks may be caused by slush and landslides Mars’s mascara-like streaks may be caused by slush and landslides

By Charlie Wood

Masha Krasnova-Shavaeva illustration

How NASA kept its Mars rovers alive long past their expiration dates How NASA kept its Mars rovers alive long past their expiration dates

By Charlie Wood

TOI-178 features six planets circling their host star in a tightly choreographed dance, which makes their disorderly arrangement all the more mysterious.

These 6 exoplanets somehow orbit their star in perfect rhythm These 6 exoplanets somehow orbit their star in perfect rhythm

By Charlie Wood

Blue Origin’s New Shephard rocket lifts off.

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

This image was taken by Voyager 2, and features its Great Dark Spot and a bright moving spot colloquially called Scooter.

Neptune’s bumpy childhood could reveal our solar system’s missing planets Neptune’s bumpy childhood could reveal our solar system’s missing planets

By Charlie Wood

An illustrated diagram of the solar system, sun, eight planets, Pluto, and various asteroid belts

A guide to the solar system’s biggest secrets A guide to the solar system’s biggest secrets

By Charlie Wood

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

The best space stories of 2020 The best space stories of 2020

By Charlie Wood

The moon’s surface is a chaotic mess of craters of all sizes. Now algorithms are smart enough and kind enough to sort through that mess for us.

Astronomers made a poor bot count 100,000 moon craters Astronomers made a poor bot count 100,000 moon craters

By Charlie Wood

The Kepler supernova was spotted in 1604. Four centuries later, material from the explosion is still expanding outward at more than 20 million miles per hour.

Stars are dying all across the galaxy—why don’t we see them? Stars are dying all across the galaxy—why don’t we see them?

By Charlie Wood

SpaceX’s Starship flies, belly flops, and bursts into flames

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

Arecibo’s disk suffered damage in November, before the suspended receiver collapsed completely in December.

The Arecibo Observatory collapsed this week. What now? The Arecibo Observatory collapsed this week. What now?

By Charlie Wood

We still don’t really know what’s inside the sun—but that could change very soon

We still don’t really know what’s inside the sun—but that could change very soon We still don’t really know what’s inside the sun—but that could change very soon

By Charlie Wood

The Crew-1 crew. From left to right, NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, and Mike Hopkins, and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi.

SpaceX and NASA officially flew people into space. What’s next? SpaceX and NASA officially flew people into space. What’s next?

By Charlie Wood

Jezero Crater, the destination of the Perseverance rover, is one of many sites on Mars where ancient water flowed, suggesting that the planet once had a thicker atmosphere.

Mars died billions of years ago, and its guts are still spilling into space Mars died billions of years ago, and its guts are still spilling into space

By Charlie Wood

The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME), pictured here, helped pin down the mysterious signals.

Astronomers have traced mysterious radio waves to a source in our own galaxy Astronomers have traced mysterious radio waves to a source in our own galaxy

By Charlie Wood

This image of the Moon was created with images taken by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

The moon is (slightly) wet, NASA confirms. Now what? The moon is (slightly) wet, NASA confirms. Now what?

By Charlie Wood

The moon is in line to get LTE.

The moon will soon have cell service The moon will soon have cell service

By Charlie Wood

A SpaceX rocket seen launching from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

The military wants one-hour global delivery. SpaceX thinks it can pull it off. The military wants one-hour global delivery. SpaceX thinks it can pull it off.

By Charlie Wood

Artist's conception of NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collecting a sample from the asteroid Bennu.

Local asteroid Bennu used to be filled with tiny rivers Local asteroid Bennu used to be filled with tiny rivers

By Charlie Wood

$Lava flows extend for hundreds of kilometers across the fractured plains shown in the foreground, to the base of Maat Mons on Venus.$

Three ways scientists could search for life on Venus Three ways scientists could search for life on Venus

By Charlie Wood

Two super-Earth exoplanets orbit Gliese 887, 11 light years from Earth.

Astronomers find a pair of ‘super Earths’ in a nearby star system Astronomers find a pair of ‘super Earths’ in a nearby star system

By Charlie Wood

An illustration of what an Earthlike exoplanet might look like.

There should be billions of Earths out there. Why can’t we find them? There should be billions of Earths out there. Why can’t we find them?

By Charlie Wood

Tales from the Field illustration

What did the universe look like just after the big bang? What did the universe look like just after the big bang?

By Charlie Wood

A radio tower set against a night sky.

The Milky Way could have dozens of alien civilizations capable of contacting us The Milky Way could have dozens of alien civilizations capable of contacting us

By Charlie Wood

An artists interpretation of a telescope receiving radio bursts from deep space.

Astronomers spot repeating radio burst patterns from deep space Astronomers spot repeating radio burst patterns from deep space

By Charlie Wood

Particle Physics

Why are big neutron stars like Tootsie Pops? Why are big neutron stars like Tootsie Pops?

By Charlie Wood

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule sits atop its Falcon rocket, ready to launch.

NASA and SpaceX pulled off their first rocket launch. Watch every second of it here. NASA and SpaceX pulled off their first rocket launch. Watch every second of it here.

By Charlie Wood

An aerial view of a Martian volcano.

Mud volcanoes on Mars hint at ancient water reservoirs Mud volcanoes on Mars hint at ancient water reservoirs

By Charlie Wood

An artist's interpretation of what a ninth planet could look like.

Planet Nine might not be a planet at all Planet Nine might not be a planet at all

By Charlie Wood

Two starts orbiting a black hole, as portrayed by an illustrator

Astronomers just found the closest black hole to Earth Astronomers just found the closest black hole to Earth

By Charlie Wood

An X-ray and optical composite image of a detonating star.

Ancient supernovas may have pierced moon rocks with star shrapnel Ancient supernovas may have pierced moon rocks with star shrapnel

By Charlie Wood

Hubble zooms in for an up-close look at star assembly in one of the galaxies orbiting the Milky Way.

The Hubble Space Telescope just turned 30, and it’s working better than ever The Hubble Space Telescope just turned 30, and it’s working better than ever

By Charlie Wood

Artist's impression of 'Oumuamua.

A new ’Oumuamua theory could mean many more interstellar visitors are headed our way A new ’Oumuamua theory could mean many more interstellar visitors are headed our way

By Charlie Wood

Uranus partially illuminated

Did Uranus get smacked so hard it spun sideways? Did Uranus get smacked so hard it spun sideways?

By Charlie Wood

Voyager 2's image of Uranus.

Uranus blasted a gas bubble 22,000 times bigger than Earth Uranus blasted a gas bubble 22,000 times bigger than Earth

By Charlie Wood

A rendering of the light streaming around a black hole.

Last year, we finally photographed a black hole. Now what? Last year, we finally photographed a black hole. Now what?

By Charlie Wood

Starlink satellites streak across telescope images of the stars.

Elon Musk insists his satellite swarm won’t interfere with science. This model disagrees. Elon Musk insists his satellite swarm won’t interfere with science. This model disagrees.

By Charlie Wood

The robotic scoop-arm pins “the mole” against the side of its hole in an attempt to get it moving.

At long last, NASA’s probe finally digs in on Mars At long last, NASA’s probe finally digs in on Mars

By Charlie Wood

Artist's interpretation of the teardrop star and its partner.

First of its kind ‘teardrop’ star pulses with its own rhythm First of its kind ‘teardrop’ star pulses with its own rhythm

By Charlie Wood

An image from the new Cosmos series, premiering March 9 on National Geographic.

How the writers of Cosmos bring science to life How the writers of Cosmos bring science to life

By Charlie Wood

A methane and ethane lake on Titan's surface.

If life exists on Titan, it’s even weirder than we thought If life exists on Titan, it’s even weirder than we thought

By Charlie Wood

moon over the earth

Earth has a new mini-moon, but don’t get too attached Earth has a new mini-moon, but don’t get too attached

By Charlie Wood

a lander on mars illustration

NASA has officially detected ‘marsquakes’ on the Red Planet NASA has officially detected ‘marsquakes’ on the Red Planet

By Charlie Wood

a mock up of what commercial space travel may look like

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

The New Horizons spacecraft just revealed secrets of the most distant object we’ve ever visited The New Horizons spacecraft just revealed secrets of the most distant object we’ve ever visited

By Charlie Wood

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