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  1. Cosmology

    Voyager 2 spacecraft enters interstellar space

    Voyager 2 just became the second probe ever to enter interstellar space, and the first with a working plasma instrument.

    By Lisa Grossman
  2. Physics

    A satellite screw-up reaffirms Einstein’s theory of gravity

    Two spacecraft confirm that time passes more slowly closer to Earth’s surface.

    By Emily Conover
  3. Science & Society

    These are our favorite science books of 2018

    Science News writers and editors pick which science books were this year’s must-reads.

    By Science News Staff
  4. Materials Science

    Magnets make a new soft metamaterial stiffen up in a flash

    Scientists can dial the stiffness of a bizarre new type of synthetic material up or down using magnets.