Picture of the Day: The Coming of a Nearby Supernova
A detailed picture of the nearby Homunculus Nebula, the result of a near supernova a century and a half ago More »
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Rebecca J. Rosen is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic. She was previously an associate editor at The Wilson Quarterly, where she spearheaded the magazine's In Essence section.
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