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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 Jan 4, 2021
Space

A guide to the solar system’s biggest secrets

Jupiter, the planet killer, and three other untold stories from space.
By Dec 18, 2020
DIY

Use Google Earth and Street View to explore the planet from your couch

You don’t need to spend a ton of money to travel to remote locations.
By Aug 5, 2020
Space

Ancient valleys may hold clues to past life on Mars

Understanding whether the Red Planet’s past was warm and wet or cold and icy can offer insights about whether it...
By Jun 29, 2020
Space

Frigid Pluto may have had a toasty start

Cracks on the dwarf planet’s icy surface suggest it was warm enough to host a liquid ocean early in its...
By May 21, 2020
Space

This ominous image shows the birth of a planet

The spiral arms of gas and dust are signs of a baby planet being born.
By Apr 14, 2020
Space

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

‘Oumuamua sure looked like an oddball, but similar planetary tatters could be floating everywhere.
Apr 2, 2020
Space

Mars might be made of mashed-up baby planets

An unexpected composition of two meteorites could rewrite our understanding of the Red Planet’s history.
By Feb 20, 2020
Space

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

We’ve gained new insight into how the object came to be.
By Dec 18, 2019
Space

Why the definition of a planet is always changing

The debate didn’t start or end with Pluto.