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Why Is the Earth Coated in the Dust of a Supernova?
On a strange discovery deep under the waves of the Pacific
Jul 9
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Alastair Williams
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Paid Content - Summer Update and Sale
Welcome to your update of what lies beyond the paywall
Jul 7
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Alastair Williams
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The Week in Space and Physics: The Sign of a Passing Star
On comets and passing stars, a pause in operations at the Large Hadron Collider, Euclid's image of the Milky Way, and more hints of life on Mars.
Jul 2
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Alastair Williams
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June 2026
The Atom and The Void
On ancient ideas of nothingness
Jun 23
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Alastair Williams
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The Week in Space and Physics: A Space Station Emergency
On air leaks in space, the quest to build the most accurate clock, black hole winds, and a search for alien signals.
Jun 17
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Alastair Williams
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The Week in Space and Physics: Voices From The Moon
On the race back to the Moon, the Snowball Earth, a hellish exoplanet, and a new view of Mars.
Jun 4
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Alastair Williams
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May 2026
The Week in Space and Physics: The Best Way To Alpha Centauri?
On swarms of interstellar probes, what polar space dust can tell us, Artemis III, and the race to save Swift
May 20
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Alastair Williams
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An Atmosphere and a Puzzle Beyond Neptune
On the discovery of a faint layer of gas in the frozen outer solar system
May 15
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Alastair Williams
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Seizing The Light: The First Photographs Of The Heavens
On the dawn of astrophotography
May 10
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Alastair Williams
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The Week in Space and Physics: The Origins of an Interstellar Comet
On what the water of 3I/Atlas tells us, the strength of gravity, space tourism, and the oddities of the B meson
May 6
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Alastair Williams
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A Nuclear Ship For Mars: Making Sense of Space Reactor Freedom
On NASA's quest to send a nuclear reactor to Mars
May 3
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Alastair Williams
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April 2026
The Week in Space and Physics: Artemis II Returns
On Artemis II, the strange darkening of Mars, Voyager, and the fundamental nature of the quark.
Apr 22
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Alastair Williams
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