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Guest: Professor Dagomar Degroot, environmental historian at Georgetown University and author of Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean: ...

Of all the unknowns in science, the greatest may be extraterrestrial life. Despite stunning advances in astronomy and planetary science, alien life forms — whether microbial and slimy, animated and ...

The Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) is pleased to announce its 2011 prize winners: Gerard P. Kuiper Prize for outstanding contributions to the field of ...

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Get excited about Uranus (and so much more). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The solar system is overflowing with fascinating ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...