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Oct 24, 2019
A new take on creating an invisibility shield borrows from classical physics
Here's how it works.
Sep 17, 2019
Scientists are scrambling to take more photos of this seemingly alien comet
The object is the second we've observed that has origins in another solar system.
Aug 28, 2019
We’re one step closer to tracking down another Earth
The most robust census yet suggests that they’re out there, but they might take time to locate.
Jul 17, 2019
Plans to build a massive telescope on sacred Hawaiian land have sparked protests—and arrests
Breaking down the Mauna Kea controversy.
Sep 13, 2018
Franck Marchis is connecting amateur astronomers to extraterrestrial researchers
"Seeing color in a nebula from a garden in San Francisco? That's pretty cool."
Jul 12, 2018
Capturing this incredible star cluster required lasers and a bendable mirror
The Very Large Telescope got new adaptive optics technology.
Jun 27, 2018
Blame loose screws and ‘excessive optimism’ for the latest delay of NASA’s new space telescope
James Webb is now slated for a 2021 launch—only a bajillion years late.
Apr 14, 2018
NASA’s incredible exoplanet-hunting telescope is about to launch
TESS will give us a new view of our galactic neighborhood.
