EditorialA popular cosmological theory holds that we live in a vast computer simulation. So how hard can it be to tweak the supreme algorithm? (Jon Han/The New York Times)
EditorialA blizzard of research in the last decade on the inner lives of black holes has revealed unexpected connections between two views of the cosmos. (Leonardo Santamaria/The New York Times)
EditorialA composite image of the Jupiter system taken by the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam using two filters, F212N (orange) and F335M (cyan). (NASA, ESA, CSA, Jupiter ERS Team; image processing by Ricardo Hueso and Judy Schmidt via The New York Times)
EditorialJupiter, center, and its moon Europa, left, are seen through the James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam instrument 2.12 micron filter, Washington, District of Columbia, XSP - 15 Jul 2022
EditorialThe actor Cecily Strong, left,, with director Leigh Silverman on stage for “The Search For Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe,” at The Shed in New York, Dec. 14, 2021. (Caroline Tompkins/The New York Times)