outer space
A Musician Made a Map of the Entire Universe
Pablo Carlos Budassi details the difficulties of fitting the entire universe into one field of view.
NASA Has Opened a Planetary Defense Office to Protect Earth from Cosmic Collisions
Following a meteor "super-fireball" blast in 2013 and last year's "Halloween Asteroid" scare, the space agency has established an operation that aims to detect, track, and intercept astral bodies that threaten to hit the planet.
A Brief History of Scientists Searching for Extraterrestrial Life
There's still no sign of alien life, but that hasn't stopped researchers from looking for the past 50 years.
An Astronomer Proposes a New Mathematical Definition for What Counts As a Planet
Pluto still doesn’t count as a planet, but our moon does.
Kombucha Is Now Being Used to Search for Aliens
Scientist are hoping that by attaching kombucha SCOBYs to the side of the International Space Station, they might be able to absorb lunar minerals in space and examine them for potential extraterrestrial life.
The Very Serious Business of Figuring Out How Earth Will Handle First Contact with Aliens
A new documentary from Danish director Michael Madsen seeks to answer that question.
We Asked a Military Expert What Would Happen if There Were a War in Space
The Pentagon been quietly but clearly voicing concern that war is coming to space. But what exactly would that look like?
To Form a More Perfect Universe: An Interview with Space Lawyer Joanne Gabrynowicz
"Our issues involving space are seen through the lens of geopolitics on the Earth. Our problems originate on Earth, not in space."
That Comet We Just Landed On Smells Like Ass
Earlier today we landed a fucking spacecraft on a comet. The internet is freaking out about it, sharing dark images from outer-space. What you can't tell from the photos, however, is that the comet '67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko' smells worse than death.
13 Lessons From the Future with Zedd and Ariana Grande
Zedd goes pop, Ariana goes dance and space seems pretty chill.
Saturday Night on Zeta - 9711
Don't you hate how television is now a pile of shitty reality TV shows and binge-watching dramas? It isn't what it was 700,000 years ago in outer space.