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Where in the Universe Is Voyager? The Surprising Showdown Over Where Our Solar System Ends
Voyager 1 entered interstellar space, and then — oops! — it didn’t
Report: Humanity Leaves the Solar System — Or Maybe Not
Updated 1:51 p.m.
It was a threshold crossed in the deepest reaches of space: A spacecraft launched from Earth has now entered new and unexplored territory that may or may not be outside our solar system. A press release …
A Super-Telescope Goes to Work
The ALMA array, perched on a 3-mi. high plateau in the Chilean desert, will revolutionize stargazing
A Living Ocean on a Jovian Moon?
Jupiter’s watery Europa may be the best bet for life elsewhere in the solar system
Mars on Earth: A Look at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah
At the Mars Desert Research Station outside Hanksville, Utah, a group of scientists are taking advantage of Mars-like terrain to investigate the possibility of human exploration of the red planet. Crews of scientists, students …
South By Southwest: A Space Tourist Makes His Case
Richard Garriott, who took a $30 million ride on the International Space Station, has some big ideas
The Great (and Recent) Martian Flood
The Red Planet may be home to a vast ocean of water—and it’s straining to break free
Space Tech at South By Southwest (SXSW) — After the Shuttle, Boom Times for Space Innovation?
Somewhere between the harebrained idea and the humble one is where real space vision lives
Name Your Own Exoplanet — For $4.99
At 3,000 worlds and counting, new planets can’t just be known by numbers