Science
Dying Stars Are Swallowing Their Planets, and We Can Finally See It Happening
A massive TESS survey of nearly 500,000 aging stars reveals that close-orbiting giant planets vanish as their host stars expand into red giants.
Casey Cooper·
Exoplanets
Science
A Habitable World Might Exist Just 10.7 Light-Years Away
Astronomers have confirmed GJ 887 d, a super-Earth in the habitable zone of one of our quietest stellar neighbors, and it could hold the key to finding life beyond Earth.
Casey Cooper·
Ideas
The Fermi Paradox Sixty Years Later: New Answers to 'Where Is Everybody?'
Enrico Fermi's lunchtime question has haunted scientists for decades. With thousands of exoplanets now discovered, we're finally getting closer to an answer, and it might not be the one we wanted.
Casey Cooper·