Space
We need to rethink how we name exoplanets
Fed up with dull names for exoplanets, Alan Stern and his company Uwingu have asked the public for help. Will it be so long 2M 0746+20b, hello Obama?
Opinion
Space
Runaway stars to fill in the blanks in Milky Way map
News
Space
NASA spy telescopes won’t be looking at Earth
News
Space
Astrophile: A scorched world with snow black and smoky
News
Life
Dinosaur-killing asteroid was a twin terror
News
Space
Close call coming: Averting the asteroid threat
Features
Stellar performances finally gain the limelight
Culture
Space
8th-century tree rings hint at close-range space blast
News
A glittering introduction to the night sky
Culture
Space
Largest structure challenges Einstein’s smooth cosmos
One-twentieth the diameter of the observable universe, a group of galaxies dents the cherished idea that the cosmos is uniform at large scales
News
Space
Ghostly galaxies burned off mysterious cosmic fog
News
Life
Only the toughest would survive on Tatooine worlds
News
Life
Nearby Tau Ceti may host two planets suited to life
News
Space
2013 Smart Guide: New maps to rein in cosmic inflation
News