
Adam Mann
Adam Mann is a freelance journalist with over a decade of experience, specializing in astronomy and physics stories. He has a bachelor's degree in astrophysics from UC Berkeley. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, New York Times, National Geographic, Wall Street Journal, Wired, Nature, Science, and many other places. He lives in Oakland, California, where he enjoys riding his bike.
Latest articles by Adam Mann

What If Humans Never Landed on the Moon?
By Adam Mann published
You will not go to the moon today.

'Chameleon Theory' Could Explain Why the Universe Is Blowing Up
By Adam Mann published
Cosmic, cosmic, cosmic, cosmic, cosmic chameleon, you come and go.

No Signs of Aliens in the Closest 1,300 Stars, Hunt Funded by Billionaire Reveals
By Adam Mann published
E.T. is still not phoning Earth.

From Big Bang to present: Snapshots of our universe through time
By Adam Mann published
Tripping through cosmic time.

How Will the Universe End?
By Adam Mann published
It's the end of the world as we know it.

There Are Toxic Fungi in Space and No One Knows If They're Dangerous
By Adam Mann published
The fungus among astronauts.

10 Interesting Places in the Solar System We'd Like to Visit
By Adam Mann published
Counting down the weirdest spots in our cosmic backyard.

The 12 strangest objects in the universe
By Adam Mann published
These crazy cosmic beasts defy explanation.

15 unforgettable images of stars
By Adam Mann published
These mesmerizing images of stars are truly stellar.

How Massive Is the Milky Way?
By Adam Mann published
It's a straightforward question, but not an easy one to answer.

Physicists May Have Found a Way to 'Untangle' Information Trapped in a Black Hole
By Adam Mann published
Scrambled particles provide a window into a black hole's heart.

What Are Neutrinos?
By Adam Mann published
Billions of them are passing through every centimeter of your body right this instant, but you can't feel them. What are these mysterious "little neutral ones?"

Could Earth's Oceans Ever Boil Away?
By Adam Mann published
When will the end come for the oceans?

Black Hole Plasma Jets Shine Like Cosmic Lighthouses in These Gorgeous Images
By Adam Mann published
Black holes aren't black; they often shine brighter than a galaxy.

Hyperfast Shock Waves from a Supernova Heat Atoms to Blazing-Hot Temperatures
By Adam Mann published
Taking the temperature of a star bomb.

Our Universe Could Be An Expanding Bubble in an Extra Dimension
By Adam Mann published
Is our universe sitting on the edge of an expanding bubble?

These 7 Expeditions Could Reveal Some of Earth's Biggest Secrets in 2019
By Adam Mann published
What new mysteries will scientists unravel about Earth in 2019?

14 Most Bizarre Scientific Discoveries of 2018
By Adam Mann published
2018 was a weird one in science, from boiling bats to blueberry Earth.

The 11 biggest unanswered questions about dark matter
By Adam Mann published
Physicists remain unsure about what exactly dark matter is and if it actually exists.

Scientists Now Have the Most Detailed Picture Yet of the Neutrino Factory Inside Our Sun
By Adam Mann published
By tracking every neutrino that hit a detector beneath a mountain in Italy over ten years, scientists have painted the most detailed picture yet of the sun's interior.

11 fascinating facts about our Milky Way galaxy
By Adam Mann published
We should all get to know our galactic home better.

Why Haven't We Found Aliens? Because We're Just Not Looking Hard Enough.
By Adam Mann published
We still have a long way to go in the search for intelligent aliens.

The Closest Exoplanet to Earth Could Be 'Highly Habitable'
By Adam Mann published
A global, liquid-water ocean could exist under range of conditions on Proxima Centauri b, the closest known exoplanet to Earth.
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