“Mirror Life” Has Scientists Sounding Alarms, an “Anomaly” Off the Coast of Europe, and Time Traveling with Your Mind Micah Hanks·September 2, 2025This week, we examine an anomaly off the European coast, threats from "mirror life," and a rare neurological condition.
A Meeting with ‘Oumuamua at the Venice Film Festival Avi Loeb·September 14, 2022On September 3, 2022, the 79th Venice Film Festival hosted a session titled “Meeting with `Oumuamua” at the Excelsior Hotel in Venice.
Going Where No Telescope Has Gone: The James Webb Space Telescope Launches Tomorrow Kenna Castleberry·December 24, 2021The James Webb Telescope is set to launch on Christmas day, and it will usher in a new dawn in astronomy and astrophysics.
Pair of Supermassive Black Holes Closest to Earth Christopher Plain·December 1, 2021Astronomers have spotted a pair of supermassive black holes that are not only huge, but are also the...
“Failed Stars” Are Being Used To Understand Exoplanets Christopher Plain·August 3, 2021Researchers developed a new technique to look at brown dwarfs, also known as “failed stars,” with hopes of shedding some light on exoplanets.