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The Quest To Take The First Snapshot Of A Planet In Another Star System
Cosmology // 

We know that there are multitudes of exoplanets scattered throughout the universe, but to date the only planets that ...

Mary Beth Griggs at 11:37 AM Oct 12 2016
Three Questions About Breakthrough Starshot
Space // 

The $100 million Breakthrough Starshot mission aims to use lasers to launch swarms of chip-sized probes on roughly ...

Charles Q. Choi at 10:21 AM Apr 28 2016
Stephen Hawking Answers Our Questions On The Breakthrough Starshot Initiative
Space // 

Yesterday, Professor Stephen Hawking joined Yuri Milner, among others, onstage for the announcement of Breakthrough ...

Cliff Ransom at 10:20 AM Apr 15 2016
Can Anyone Pay To Name An Exoplanet? It's Complicated
Astronomy // 

Remember last week when PopSci told you about a "people's choice" contest to name the planet orbiting the Alpha ...

Rebecca Boyle at 03:32 AM Apr 17 2013
Nearby Star Tau Ceti Could Have A Habitable Planet
Space // 

It was really big news back in October when astronomers discovered an Earth-sized planet whipping around Alpha ...

Clay Dillow at 06:04 AM Dec 20 2012
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