It’s Christmas time in the Cosmos
The writer is a 2023-2024 reporting fellow for NYT For astronomers peering into the depths of the universe, Christmas came a little early this year.Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, Nasa...
A nobel prize might lower a scientist’s Impact
Winning a Nobel Prize can be a life-changing event. The winners are thrust onto a world stage, and for many scientists the recognition represents the pinnacle of their careers.But what is the effect...
Trillions of worlds at large
Free-floating planets — dark, isolated orbs roaming the universe unfettered by any host star — don’t just pop into existence in the middle of cosmic nowhere. They probably form the same way...