AstronomyMay 9, 2024
In a First, JWST Confirms an Atmosphere on a Rocky Exoplanet
Milestone observations from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal signs of an atmosphere on the inhospitably hot super-Earth 55 Cancri e
Stories by Sumeet Kulkarni
Sumeet Kulkarni is a third-year graduate student in physics at the University of Mississippi, where he does research with the university's LIGO group. He also recently completed a science journalism internship for IndiaBioscience and is now publishing news and features at its Web site.
Extraterrestrial LifeMay 2, 2024
The Science of ‘3 Body Problem’: What’s Fact and What’s Fiction?
The hit sci-fi show’s adviser and two other researchers discuss its portrayal of scientists and their technologies
CosmologyFebruary 29, 2024
Dwarf Galaxies Set the Universe Alight after the Big Bang
Some of the faintest objects ever observed suggest that small galaxies were responsible for clearing the “fog” pervading the early cosmos
OpinionOctober 28, 2019
Mind the Mass Gap
Astronomers are getting closer to figuring out where the dividing line lies between neutron stars and black holes