Introduction Close your eyes for a second. When you think of “space,” what do you see? For most of us, it’s the grainy footage of Neil Armstrong, the roar of the Space Shuttle, or maybe the “meatball” logo on a blue flight suit. For decades, space was synonymous with America. It wasn’t just something we
Introduction Why a new theory about “rogue planets” is shaking up our history of the cosmos. Imagine Earth about 4.5 billion years agoin the cosmos. It’s young, it’s hot, and it’s lonely. But according to a wild new theory, it wasn’t alone for long. Floating just beyond our orbit was a mysterious world—not a sibling
Introduction Zombie Comets, Solar Tantrums, and the Fungi That Loves Nukes just total chaos A Field Guide to December 2025’s Weirdest Science News, a way through the chaos Is it just me, or is the universe showing off this week? Which is making chaos If your news feed is anything like mine, it’s currently a
Introduction  I have a confession to make. Back in 2012, when SpaceX first started talking about landing rockets upright, I rolled my eyes. I was sitting in a coffee shop, watching grainy footage of a Falcon 1, and thinking, “Sure, Elon. And I’m going to have a summer home on Mars next week.” It sounded
Introduction There’s something undeniably special about a full moon in December. Perhaps it’s the way it glows through frosty air, or how it seems to hang lower and larger in the winter sky. This year, that magic hits a crescendo: on December 15, 2025, we’ll see the Cold Moon-a full supermoon that coincides with the
Introduction There’s something almost primal about watching a rocket streak into the sky. It’s a mix of human ambition, engineering, and raw power that never gets old. If you’re in Southern California, you’re in luck: Vandenberg Space Force Base is one of the most active launch sites in the country, with new missions going up
