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By Jan 25, 2021
Science

It’s a cosmic miracle that life on Earth’s lasted this long

Exactly how lucky did we get?
By Jun 22, 2020
Space

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

The original 'gram, as described by astronomer Chuck Bennett.
By May 31, 2020
Science

Half the matter in the universe was missing. We found it hiding between galaxies.

It took the discovery of a new celestial phenomenon and entirely new telescope technology.
By Oct 4, 2019
Space

Astronomers may have spotted strands in the ‘cosmic web’ linking galaxies

The universe’s biggest parts are also some of the hardest to see.
By Jul 6, 2019
Space

We might finally know how the first black holes formed

How to make a black hole without a star.
By May 29, 2019
Science

Bill Nye talks killer clowns, mermaids, pigeon poo, and deadly bicycles

Welcome to The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.
By Dec 14, 2018
Space

Why is the night sky dark?

Looking at the stars takes you back through time. All the way to the beginning.
By Mar 28, 2018
Space

The big bang got its name from a man who thought the theory was total nonsense

The phrase originated 69 years ago today.
By Mar 2, 2018
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Stephen Hawking thinks he knows what happened before the beginning of time

Neil deGrasse Tyson asks him to weigh in.
By Jan 8, 2018
Space

In his first PopSci appearance, a young Stephen Hawking explains an incredible discovery

In the December 1980 issue of Popular Science, a 38-year-old theoretical physicist answers the ultimate question about the universe.