Why JWST's Ice Cloud Find Breaks Exoplanet Models
A Jupiter-like world just revealed clouds no one expected. What does that mean for everything we tho...
Astrophysics
Stars, black holes, neutron stars, and the physics of the cosmos.
Why a Supernova Is Not Actually an Explosion
We call supernovae the biggest explosions in the universe. The word is wrong — and what actually hap...
Why the Wow! Signal Has Never Been Explained
In 1977, a radio telescope in Ohio caught something it was never supposed to find. Nearly five decad...
Why the Moon Is Slowly Leaving Earth
The Moon moves 3.8cm farther from Earth every year. The reason involves your oceans, your day, and f...
Why Gold Cannot Form Inside a Star
Every star in the universe tries to make gold and fails. The reason involves a boundary in nuclear p...