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Marina KorenThe Atlantic |
Interfering with Earth’s climate systems is becoming more possible—and less predictable—than ever. After a deluge of record-breaking rainfall...
To be in the path of totality during a solar eclipse is to experience unadulterated communion with the cosmos. Like migratory birds guided by the...
“In celestial spaces shadows cannot fail to fall, and the solid earth must now and then intercept them,” Mabel Loomis Todd wrote in 1897. This...
The United States won’t see totality like this again until 2045. Right now, a special cosmic arrangement is sliding into place. The moon has...
SpaceX’s latest Starship mission flew further than before—and tested technology that could elevate humankind’s spacefaring status. SpaceX has...
Our satellite hasn’t seen this many missions since the Apollo era. This time, humanity might be there to stay. For the past few days, mission...
SpaceX’s Starship blew up again, and NASA’s moon clock is ticking. The second liftoff of Starship, SpaceX’s giant new rocket-and-spaceship...
If a millionaire goes to space, should the rest of us know about it? Of all the high-flying tourism ventures spawned by space-obsessed billionaires,...
So why doesn’t it feel that way? Here is a straightforward, clinical description of a migraine: intense throbbing headache, nausea, vomiting, and...
A new image from the Webb telescope shows an infant star not as a diamond hanging in the sky, but a velvety, dark orb surrounded by jets of radiant...