Jillian Scudder
Jillian Scudder is an astrophysicist at Oberlin College. She is the author of The Milky Way Smells of Rum and Raspberries : …And Other Amazing Cosmic Facts. Her previous book was Astroquizzical: A Curious Journey Through Our Cosmic Family Tree. Her work has appeared in Forbes, Quartz, and elsewhere. Follow her on Twitter @Jillian_Scudder.
The Shiniest Planet Has Clouds of Metal and Glass
This exoplanet’s sun should have obliterated its atmosphere. It's still going strong.
July 21, 2023
Saturn’s Rings Could Be Younger Than Flowers
We’re lucky that a relatively recent catastrophe created the gas-giant spectacle.
May 31, 2023
The Moon Smells Like Gunpowder
Why dirt on the moon (and Mars) would be dangerous to live with.
February 8, 2023



