What does science tell us about how stars affect their planets?
astronomy
The Stars in the Sky
What we know about where stars actually are, and how that can help the modern sci-fi writer
A Three-Body Problem
What would life be like on a planet in a multiple-star system?
The Prime Directive
66 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
The Pale Blue Dot
In 1990, as the Voyager 1 probe was speeding out of our solar system, it turned its cameras to the rear. Looking back, as though taking one last, fleeting glance back at its old home, it snapped a single image. That image is above. Requested by Dr. Carl Sagan, the image is one of Earth, our home … Continue reading The Pale Blue Dot