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This Month, Three Countries Head Off to Mars

A mini-armada of landers and orbiters is about to descend on the Red Planet.

We’re Close to Finding a Solar System like Our Own

A newly discovered exoplanet is in a 378-day orbit around a G dwarf star like our own Sun.

The First Air Force One

When Dwight Eisenhower was president, he traveled in style. Now a team is restoring his airplane to presidential perfection.

How Common is Life, and Are We Unique?

Two recent papers prompt a revisiting of the Fermi Paradox.

Special Issue! Carrier: City at Sea

Published in time for National U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Month, this 96-page special edition outlines the technology, history, aircraft, and traditions of a modern U.S. carrier.

This Month, Three Countries Head Off to Mars — This Month, Three Countries Head Off to Mars

A mini-armada of landers and orbiters is about to descend on the Red Planet.

We’re Close to Finding a Solar System like Our Own — We’re Close to Finding a Solar System like Our Own

A newly discovered exoplanet is in a 378-day orbit around a G dwarf star like our own Sun.

The First Air Force One — The First Air Force One

When Dwight Eisenhower was president, he traveled in style. Now a team is restoring his airplane to presidential perfection.

How Common is Life, and Are We Unique? — How Common is Life, and Are We Unique?

Two recent papers prompt a revisiting of the Fermi Paradox.

Special Issue! Carrier: City at Sea — Special Issue! Carrier: City at Sea

Published in time for National U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Month, this 96-page special edition outlines the technology, history, aircraft, and traditions of a modern U.S. carrier.

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