Uranometria
Life, the cosmos, and the science thereof.
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Hi all! Welcome to Uranometria! From weird microbes to planets light-years away, we bring the science of astrobiology to you. No impassable jargon, no scary equations, just the wonders of space and how we know them!
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A Cosmic Phoenix
Clusters are places where galaxies go to die. But could they also be places where galaxies are reborn?
TRAPPIST-1 Revisited, Again
New study just dropped! But we might need to wait a bit longer to say anything definitive.
TRAPPIST-1 Revisited
There’s a new study about the famous TRAPPIST-1 system. The results are… interesting.
Intergalactic Wanderers
Not every star has a home. Find out about the ones who go it alone.
Five Weird Obscure Galaxies
There’s a lot of galaxies out there. But which of these ‘island universes’ deserve our attention? Here are five which I think could use a bit more interest.
The DESI Dark Energy Survey - An Intriguing Controversy
Some cool new results regarding the everlasting mystery of dark energy.
No, We’re Not in an Alien Zoo
We’ve searched for over a hundred years, but there’s no sign of life beyond our planet - neither alien microbe nor alien man. How surprising is that, really?
What’s Wrong With Our Universal Measuring Stick?
How do we know where we are in the vast expanse of the cosmos? Go on a brief journey through the world of astronomical range-finders and find out how one of the most famous may not be as reliable as we once thought.