Astronomy
What Astronomers Are Learning From Gaia’s New Milky Way Map
A roundup of some of the most important discoveries gleaned so far from the Gaia space observatory’s new map of the galaxy.
Life on Mars, from Viking to Curiosity
A brief history of the scientific debate swirling around the Red Planet.
Taking to the Stars
A look back at the Sloan Foundation’s successful 25-year partnership with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
For Astronomers, Neutron Star Merger Could Eclipse Eclipse
Even as the solar eclipse was mesmerizing millions, astronomers were training their space- and land-based telescopes on a far more violent astrophysical event.
