The universe is simply huge, containing billions of stars, planets, and galaxies. When children get to know the enormity of space, a question that comes to mind is, if the universe is so big, why have ...
Alien first-contact stories are a classic of science fiction, and they’re all the more fascinating because they can feel like predictions of a possible future. This is the book that made me fall in ...
In last week’s The Universe column, I fielded a reader’s question about galaxy collisions in an expanding universe. The answer deals with vast distances, inscrutable forces and the ultimate fate of ...