Latest articles by Adam Mann
The Vostok Program: The Soviet's first crewed spaceflight program
A summary of the first Soviet crewed spaceflight program, Vostok, and its many missions.
The universe's clock might have bigger ticks than we imagine
The tiniest ticks possible
Astronomers discover South Pole Wall, a gigantic structure stretching 1.4 billion light-years across
Strands in the intergalactic web
The Apollo Program: How NASA sent astronauts to the moon
An overview of the history and accomplishments of NASA's Apollo missions.
Auriga constellation: Facts about the charioteer
All about the constellation Auriga, the charioteer.
The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope: Getting a close-up look at our sun
Now we can stare directly at the sun.
What's the difference between orbital and suborbital spaceflight?
How will you go to space today?
To find intelligent alien life, humans may need to start thinking like an extraterrestrial
Anthropologist reveals a potentially big flaw in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
Bright star Betelgeuse might be harboring a deep, dark secret
A new model suggests that the star Betelgeuse committed an act of cannibalism.
No One Can Agree How Fast Universe Is Expanding. New Measure Makes Things Worse.
We just might need new physics to get out of this mess.
Origin of Deep-Space Radio Flash Discovered, and It's Unlike Anything Astronomers Have Ever Seen
Mysterious ultra-fast pinpricks of radio energy keep lighting up the night sky and nobody knows why.
Gravitational-Wave Discovery Reveals Spectacular Crash of Neutron Stars, the 2nd Known
For the second time ever, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) has spotted two ultradense stellar remnants known as neutron stars violently crashing together.
Where Does the Concept of Time Travel Come From?
When did time travel stories first appear, and what makes them so popular?
Cosmic Record Holders: The 12 Biggest Objects in the Universe
Things that make you go whoa!
Why Is It So Hard to Land on the Moon?
Despite the fact that humans landed on the moon many times during the Apollo missions half a century ago, doing so remains a tough business.
Meet the 'Giant Elephant Trunks,' Mysterious Cosmic Structures 10 Times Bigger Than the 'Pillars of Creation'
Astronomers have spotted enormous column-shaped structures called Giant Elephant's Trunks in the galaxy
One Number Shows Something Is Fundamentally Wrong with Our Conception of the Universe
Here's what's going on with the discrepancies in cosmic expansion measurements.
