Corey S. Powell
Astronomy Magazine
New York, United States
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Warning: Objects in the cosmos are larger than they appear
Distant galaxies loom large in the sky, and butt right into our personal space. → Read More
Fate of the Universe
Are we part of a dying reality or a blip in eternity? The value of the Hubble Constant could tell us which terror awaits → Read More
Real-life Atlantis: Lost continent found under Europe is revealing Earth's missing history
Geologists' new analysis of rocks show old continents, including Greater Adria and Zealandia, from millions of years ago lie buried beneath Earth's surface. → Read More
Strange life forms found deep in a mine point to vast 'underground Galapagos'
Strange life forms have been found in the Kidd Mine in Canada, and scientists say there could be a hidden world of 'deep life' waiting to be discovered. → Read More
The Hunt Is On for Alpha Centauri's Planets
Astronomers could soon learn whether or not the nearest neighboring star system harbors habitable worlds → Read More
Scientists are searching for a mirror universe. It could be sitting right in front of you.
At Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, physicist Leah Broussard is planning experiments to reveal the existence of a mirror universe, or mirrorverse. → Read More
Could the Big Bang Be Wrong?
No better time than the present to reconsider the well-held theory. → Read More
Spacecraft that sail on sunshine could be the next big thing in spaceflight
An upcoming SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch will carry a craft known as LightSail 2 that is designed to propel itself by sailing on sunshine. → Read More
The universe may be a billion years younger than we thought. Scientists are scrambling to figure out why.
The age of the universe may have been overestimated by more than a billion years, forcing scientists to rethink how we got from the Big Bang to today. → Read More
The Moon is Finally Getting the Attention It Deserves
It's about time. → Read More
There's a Ticking Time Bomb in the Constellation of Orion ...
Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse. → Read More
Elon Musk says we may live in a simulation. Here's how we might tell if he's right
Experts including Neil Degrasse Tyson and Elon Musk have proposed that we might be living within a simulation. Could the simulation hypothesis be correct? → Read More
This Japanese probe just took an epic hop on a strange little asteroid
The Japanese space probe Haybusa 2 recently dropped a pair of rovers on the asteroid Ryugu and beamed back photos from the space rock's surface. → Read More
Cosmic 'hotspots' may be relics of a universe that existed before ours
University of Oxford physicist Roger Penrose says cosmic microwave background radiation could contain evidence of a universe that existed before our own → Read More
How an underwater volcano could help scientists find extraterrestrial life
NASA's Subsea mission is exploring an underwater volcano in Hawaii as a way to prepare for a mission to Enceladus or Europa to search for extraterrestrial life. → Read More
17 books that will teach you everything you need to know about space
The 17 best books about space that let you see through the eyes of the great pioneers, the cosmic explorers and the most gifted science-minded storytellers. → Read More
How many humans would it take to keep our species alive? One scientist's surprising answer
With potentially habitable planets outside of Earth and threats to our survival, astronomers argue how many people we need in a space ark to avoid extinction. → Read More
Going to Mars will involve all sorts of risks. Going bonkers might be the biggest.
NASA hopes to mount a mission to Mars sometime in the 2030s, and one of the biggest challenges astronauts will face is maintaining their mental health. → Read More
Panic in space can be deadly. Here's how astronauts train to stay alive in emergencies
These NASA astronauts trained in jungles, on frigid lakes and in deep canyons to prepare for the conditions in space, but when danger loomed, camaraderie saved the day. → Read More
Why astronaut Chris Hadfield isn't afraid of death
An astronaut's odds of dying is over 1 in 20, but whether he's going to the ISS or Mars, Chris Hadfield feels prepared for anything NASA, or space, throws him. → Read More