Aug 10 Why NASA’s Mission to ‘Touch the Sun’ Could Be Critical for the Future of Humanity On Saturday, August 11, a spacecraft will dare to go where no spacecraft has gone before as it flies into the sun’s searing hot outer atmosphere. By Amy Thompson
Sep 12 Aliens on 9 Planets Could Be Watching Earth Using Human Technology Scientists in Ireland and Germany found that 9 exoplanets in the solar system are ideally placed to observe Earth revolving around the sun. By John Bonazzo
Aug 4 When the Sun Goes Dark: Five Questions Answered About the Solar Eclipse An astronomer explains how and why – and when – eclipses happen, what we can learn from them, and what they would look like if you were standing on the moon. By Shannon Schmoll