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We are traveling in a realm that once exclusively belonged to the gods. Space travel will force humanity to rethink everything.
Its implications go well beyond the Earth itself, affecting even the future of space travel.
Phobos and Deimos only have two explanations, and neither one adds up.
As we look to larger cosmic scales, we get a broader view of the expansive cosmic forest, eventually revealing the grandest views of all.
Out of the four rocky planets in our Solar System, only Earth presently has plate tectonics. But billions of years ago, Venus had them, too.
What lies in store for humanity? Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku explains how different life will be for your descendants—and maybe your future self, if the timing works out.
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JWST just found its first transiting exoplanet, and it’s 99% the size of Earth. But with no atmosphere seen, perhaps air is truly rare.
Theoretically, we know what happened on the red planet. Here’s how we’ll find out whether we’re right. When it comes to the worlds beyond Earth in our Solar System, it’s only […]
Recent research suggests that Earth’s magnetic field bounced back just as complex life was starting to emerge on our planet.
If aliens are driven mostly by biological imperatives, humanity could be in big trouble if we ever meet technologically advanced beings.
The massive craft could carry 100 humans to Mars and revolutionize space exploration.
We are likely to see the first humans walk on Mars this decade.
New DNA analyses raise questions over the theory that Christopher Columbus and his men brought syphilis to Europe.
It could analyze a photo of the Martian surface in just five seconds. NASA scientists need 40 minutes.
Freethink’s weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring Starship’s second test flight, a new “dark mysteries” telescope, and more.
Meanwhile meteorite hunters rushed to Berlin to find this most rare space rock.
Even at its faintest, Venus always outshines every other star and planet that’s visible from Earth, and then some!
The TRAPPIST-1 system is a treasure trove of possibilities and questions. Observations by JWST have just begun.
Do you think you know the Solar System? Here’s a fact about each planet that might surprise you when you see it!
Research from NASA reveals Mars’ spectacular volcanic past.
Multiple lines of evidence — physical, chemical, and biological — must converge for scientists to conclude that alien life has been found.
Purely physical and chemical processes can deceive us into thinking that life is present, when it actually is not.
If there are human-sized creatures walking around on other planets, would we be able to view them directly?
In a distant galaxy, a cosmic dance between two supermassive black holes emits periodic flashes of light.
In our Solar System, even the two brightest planets frequently align in our skies. But only rarely is it spectacularly visible from Earth.
Skepticism is appropriate when gazing into the futurist’s crystal ball.
Michio Kaku predicts, among other things, how we’ll build cities on Mars and why cancer will one day be like the common cold.
Is mathematics woven into the very fabric of reality? Or is it merely a product of the human mind?
Coupled with 3D printing, biomining the Moon or Mars with microbes could sustain human colonies without constant re-supply from Earth.