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The deadliest viruses in human history, from COVID to smallpox

The deadliest viruses in human history, from COVID to smallpox

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki / May 30, 2023
Your guide to the types of stars, from their dusty births to violent deaths

Your guide to the types of stars, from their dusty births to violent deaths

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki / Mar 19, 2023
Want to travel to Mars? Here’s how long the trip could take.

Want to travel to Mars? Here’s how long the trip could take.

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki / Feb 21, 2023
Where does Earth end and space begin? The Karman line is only one answer.

Where does Earth end and space begin? The Karman line is only one answer.

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki / Feb 2, 2023
How old is Earth? It’s a surprisingly tough question to answer.

How old is Earth? It’s a surprisingly tough question to answer.

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki / Jan 22, 2023
How worried should we be about solar flares and space weather?

How worried should we be about solar flares and space weather?

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki / Dec 4, 2022
Why we turn stars into constellations

Why we turn stars into constellations

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki / Oct 16, 2022
The moon’s microscopic glass beads tell the story of asteroids hitting Earth

The moon’s microscopic glass beads tell the story of asteroids hitting Earth

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki / Sep 29, 2022
After the big bang, light and electricity shaped the early universe

After the big bang, light and electricity shaped the early universe

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki / Sep 20, 2022
Space diamonds sparkle from the wreckage of a crushed dwarf planet

Space diamonds sparkle from the wreckage of a crushed dwarf planet

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki / Sep 15, 2022

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