Will Increasing Traffic to the Moon Contaminate Its Precious Ice?
Scientists seek guidance on exploring frozen caches at the lunar poles responsibly
Volume 4, Issue 1
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Features
Stellar Smashups May Fuel Planetary Habitability, Study Suggests
Radioactive elements produced by colliding neutron stars could make the difference between living and lifeless worlds
Arecibo’s Collapse Sends Dire Warning to Other Aging Observatories
The iconic telescope’s tragic end foreshadows future battles over the fate of various legacy facilities
Departments
Space & Physics
Endless Creation Out of Nothing
Fresh Data from Gaia Galaxy Survey Gives Best Map Ever of the Milky Way
Alien Hunters Discover Mysterious Signal from Proxima Centauri
Hints of Twisted Light Offer Clues to Dark Energy's Nature
Journeywork of the Stars
The Sciences
Physicists Achieve Best Ever Measurement of Fine-Structure Constant
Behavior
What Happens if an AI Gets Bored?
Quantum Computing
Light-Based Quantum Computer Exceeds Fastest Classical Supercomputers
Astrophysics
Gravitational Waves Probe Exotic Matter inside Neutron Stars
Quantum Physics