Increased odds of asteroid hitting Earth Asteroid 2024 YR4, expected to pass by in 2032, was recently calculated to have a 1-out-of-43 chance of hitting us Salon · Feb 8, 2025
"Little red dots" space mystery solved A new study on cosmic objects from early in the history of the universe were thought to be massive galaxies Salon · Jan 19, 2025
James Webb Space Telescope takes center stage in 'Infinite Cosmos'. Author Ethan Siegel explains it all (exclusive) An exclusive interview with "Infinite Cosmos'" astrophysicist author Ethan Siegel. Space · Oct 14, 2024
James Webb telescope a gift to humanity Astrophysicist Ethan Siegel explained why government investments have made great scientific discoveries possible Salon · Oct 8, 2024
Did astronomers see alien Dyson spheres? Dyson spheres are still a hypothetical technology but a recent study highlights where they may lurk in the universe Salon · Jul 6, 2024
Would aliens really want to invade us? Hollywood action films aside, is there genuine risk to broadcasting our existence beyond the stars? Salon · Oct 28, 2023
A 4,500-star experience: UK’s best stargazing and dark sky places When you “gaze up at the night sky”, you “can’t help but feel small” before the “grand abyss of the universe that lies beyond”, said Ethan Siegel on Big Think. While nearly all of them are “invisible to our eyes”, our “observable” universe, extending “tens of billions of light years… The Week · Aug 8, 2023
NASA convenes a UFO panel The panel has stated from the outset that it does not believe there is evidence that "UAPs" have an alien origin Salon · Oct 28, 2022
The race to unearth an alien meteorite Astronomer Avi Loeb is part of a team that's searching for traces of what could be an interstellar asteroid Salon · Aug 31, 2022