It's Strange. It's Glorious. It's Overhead.
We could all use a little more wonder in our lives—and there's an easy way to get it.
Invisible Universe
Where the human senses end, the real wonders begin. Let's go exploring.
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The Day We Evolved Space-Time Eyes
Celebrating the tenth anniversary of the newest, most remarkable human sense: the ability to perceive the universe in gravitational waves.
What Good is a Reactor on the Moon?
NASA’s directive to establish a lunar nuclear power plant could provide a new hope for the agency—if it is used intelligently.
Monty Hall & the Meaning of Life
The famous game-show host was secretly teaching the public a powerful lesson about mathematical probability and the nature of evidence.
Why Do Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence?
Carl Sagan made this anti-BS test famous. But people widely misunderstand what it means, and how to apply it.
The Billion-Degree Energy Solution
Decades of R&D have failed to produce a useful fusion power plant. To succeed, maybe we need to make the problem a whole lot harder.
The 100th Birthday of the Universe
One century ago, on January 1, 1925, Edwin Hubble proved the existence of other galaxies and blew open the frontiers of the cosmos.
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It is?
Past, present, and future get complicated when you venture into deep space. But there's a simple way to make sense of them.
The 600 Trillion Mile Perspective
What's better than "you are made of star stuff"? How about "you are made of cosmic information"?
You Are a Ripple of Information
Think about yourself as an action more than a object, and the whole world starts to make more sense.