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Author: John Wenz

John is a freelance science writer and former associate editor at Astronomy. He lives in Milwaukee with his wife and three cats.
Today in the History of Astronomy

April 21, 1994: The discovery of exoplanets

Today in the History of Astronomy

April 8, 1960: Frank Drake begins Project Ozma

Science, Solar System

The Moon’s two different faces

Plane of the Milky Way
Milky Way

Astronomers find a rare ‘dark galaxy’ within our Local Group

galaxy JADES-GS-z13-1-LA
Galaxies, Science

JWST spots the earliest galaxy yet clearing the universe’s hydrogen ‘fog’

Artist's impression of white dwarf-red dwarf binary system
Exotic Objects

This dead star is still sending us radio signals

Mars
Solar System

Could Mars’ red color have formed under wet conditions?

Bennu composite
Solar System

Bennu isn’t likely to hit Earth — but if it did, here’s what would happen

Artist's illustration of red dwarf star and planet
Exoplanets, Stars

Could planets orbiting red dwarfs host life?

Solar System

Io’s magma ocean may not exist after all

Artist's impression of Kepler-1649 c
Alien Life

Could deuterium be the key to finding aliens? 

Solar System

Venus may never have had oceans

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