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Sarah Scoles

Contributor

Sarah Scoles is the author of Making Contact and They Are Already Here. She covers the technology, science, and culture of space.

philosophy

Forget Earth: In Space, Libertarian Ideas Are Thriving

Dec 12, 2019 7:00 AM

running

Women Are Stars of Endurance in the Most Diabolical Races

Oct 24, 2019 4:06 PM

party foul

The Area 51 Raid Was the Worst Way to Spot an Alien or UFO

Sep 20, 2019 6:18 PM

alien invasion

Don't Storm Area 51, Begs the Webmaster of the UFO Kingdom

Sep 18, 2019 6:00 AM

eagle eyes

How America's Spooks Seek to Spy on Distant Satellites

Aug 29, 2019 8:00 AM

beep beep

Here Come the Space Tugs, Ready to Tidy Up Earth's Orbits

Aug 22, 2019 7:00 AM

Phone Home

Jill Tarter Swears She’d Tell Us If She’d Seen an Alien

Jul 25, 2019 2:54 PM

space doctors

A New Kind of Space Camp Teaches the Art of Martian Medicine

Jun 25, 2019 8:00 AM

Deep Dive

The WIRED Guide to Aliens

Jun 5, 2019 7:00 AM

satellites

The Pentagon Launched Another Space Agency. Do We Need It?

May 23, 2019 7:00 AM

deep impact

The Plan to Dodge a Killer Asteroid—Maybe Even Good Ol' Bennu

May 1, 2019 3:16 PM

interference

China Finds Phone-Wielding Tourists and Telescopes Don't Mesh

Apr 18, 2019 8:00 AM

Epidemics

Polio Is Nearly Wiped Out—Unless Some Lab Tech Screws Up

Feb 26, 2019 7:00 AM

close calls

Two Satellites Almost Crashed. Here’s How They Dodged It

Feb 14, 2019 8:00 AM

cosmos

Now You Can Join the Search for Killer Asteroids

Feb 7, 2019 9:00 AM

Deep Dive

The WIRED Guide to Commercial Human Space Flight

Jan 31, 2019 7:00 AM

long shot

Space Billboards Are Just the Latest Orbital Stunt

Jan 18, 2019 8:00 AM

space

A Strange Kind of Data Tracks the Weather—and Pirate Ships

Jan 11, 2019 8:00 AM

Clutter

To Clean Up Space Junk, Some People Grabbed a Net and Harpoon

Dec 11, 2018 9:00 AM

rideshare

The SpaceX 'Clown Car' Launch Actually Worked—Here's How

Dec 7, 2018 7:00 AM