Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It’s fitting that “Pale Blue Dot” was taken on Valentine’s Day. It was, in its most ...

A top newly appointed Nasa official has taken an unconventional oath to assume charge of her duties. Makenzie Lystrup, who became the first woman in Nasa’s history to be appointed the director of ...

Carl Sagan proposed that Voyager 1, which had ventured into space, turn around and capture a photograph of Earth to transmit back. Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by the National Aeronautics and ...