More Evidence for an Ocean inside Pluto
A simulation of Sputnik Planum's formation supports the idea of a deep, salty ocean
Life, Unbounded
Discussion and news about planets, exoplanets, and astrobiology
Breaking Up Is What You Do (When You're a Comet)
Hubble Space Telescope catches the details of a complex cometary breakup as it approaches the sun
Rocket Launches Are Actually Surprisingly Successful
The recent SpaceX launchpad explosion is a reminder that rocketry is tricky, but also remarkable for accomplishing as much as it does
Proxima Centauri Just Became Our Gateway to the Cosmos
Astronomers obtain convincing evidence of a potentially habitable world around our nearest neighboring star—this could change everything
3 Cosmic Mysteries--No. 3
What are some of the most intriguing and unexpected puzzles about the universe?
3 Cosmic Mysteries--No. 2
What are some of the most intriguing and unexpected puzzles about the universe?
3 Cosmic Mysteries--No. 1
What are some of the most intriguing and unexpected puzzles about the universe?
An Equation for the Origins of Life
Can we connect the microscopic and macroscopic factors involved in starting life on a planet?
Do Giant Planets Contain "Dark" Hydrogen?
Laboratory research suggests that an unexpected layer of semimetallic, optically dark hydrogen lurks inside worlds like Jupiter and Saturn
Hubble Confirms a Gas Mountain on Neptune
The first 21st-century images of a dark vortex in Neptune's atmosphere will help probe the ice giant's atmospheric behavior
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