scientific research

April 14, 2026

Culture

The Profound Comedy of Outer Space

Michael Tedder

April 12, 2026

Colman Domingo, Marcello Hernández, and Mikey Day in the "Artemis II" sketch on "SNL"

Science

A Different Moon From the One We’ve Known

Rebecca Boyle

April 10, 2026

Time-Travel Thursdays

What Will Humanity Do With the Moon?

Stephanie Bai

April 9, 2026

A blue-tined photo showing the Earth setting behind the moon

Culture

The Artemis Astronauts Are Studs

Sally Jenkins

April 8, 2026

Collage of the four astronauts of the Artemis II moon mission, the moon, and a spacecraft in liftoff

Technology

An Incredibly Weird Time to Be Alive

Charlie Warzel

April 7, 2026

A silhouette of Donald Trump and a photo of Earth as seen from space

Culture

What the Astronauts See That Trump Cannot

Gal Beckerman

April 7, 2026

A photo of the Earth in a crescent shape, with the dark side of the moon in the foreground.

Science

The Most Beautiful Moment of the Artemis II Mission

Ross Andersen

April 7, 2026

Image of the moon from Artemis II, showing the Oreientale basin and the crater that may be named Carroll

Photography

Moon Joy: Photos From Artemis II

Alan Taylor

April 7, 2026

Earth sets behind the moon, as seen by the crew of NASA's Artemis II spacecraft as it swung around the far side of the moon.

Trivia

Atlantic Trivia for April 2, 2026: Missions to the Moon

Drew Goins

April 2, 2026

Science

Why Doesn’t Anybody Realize We’re Going Back to the Moon?

Ross Andersen

April 1, 2026

Photography

Photos: Counting Down to the Launch of Artemis II

Alan Taylor

April 1, 2026

A rocket stands on a launch pad, lit at night, seen from a distance, with a red-colored full moon rising in the background.

Health

The Dieting Myth That Just Won’t Die

Michaeleen Doucleff

March 13, 2026

Illustration of a large ice cream cone covered in red tape

Health

The Fight Over Tylenol and Autism Just Got Messier

Tom Bartlett

March 9, 2026

A close-up of a Tylenol pill against a red background. Half the photo is blurred and half is in focus.

Books

Michael Pollan Punctures the AI Bubble

Charles Finch

February 24, 2026

Science

An Act of Cosmic Sabotage

Ross Andersen

February 2026 Issue

Color photo of one-story building with garage door open to reveal a wheeled rover and a person in white coat working at a bench. A sign on the building reads "Mars Yard."

Health

The Trump Administration’s Unintended Autism Experiment

Tom Bartlett

December 19, 2025

A large pile of orange plastic prescription pill bottles, washed in rainbow colors

Photography

Distant Starbursts

Alan Taylor

December 17, 2025

Two small clumps of bright stars appear in the center of a small irregular galaxy, surrounded by a faint cloud of dust and backdropped by many other distant galaxies.

Science

The Rarest of All Diseases Are Becoming Treatable

Nancy Walecki

December 8, 2025

a shiny and ghostly dna helix crosses an irregularly checked board of black and beige

Science

Who’s Ready to Think About Blocking Out the Sun?

Alexander C. Kaufman

November 24, 2025

a plane streaks something across the sky

Being Human

Whoa-zempic!

Roxanne Khamsi

November 19, 2025

an ozempic pen takes the place of the needle on a scale

Science

No One Actually Knows What a Moon Is

Lila Shroff

October 27, 2025

a blocky illustration featuring the moon

Ideas

Ozempic for All

Emily Oster

October 20, 2025

Moving image of Ozempic injectors rotating in a circular pattern.

Health

RFK Jr. Is Neglecting a Legitimate Autism Concern

Zoë Schlanger

September 16, 2025

A graphic illustration of a pesticide container behind a picket fence.

Work in Progress

Just How Bad Would an AI Bubble Be?

Rogé Karma

September 7, 2025

Illustration of brains in bubbles drifting upward

Health

The Trump Administration Will Automate Health Inequities

Craig Spencer

August 29, 2025

Ideas

How States Could Throw University Science a Lifeline

L. Rafael Reif

August 14, 2025

Illustration of empty green, blue, and purple chemistry flasks with cobwebs on them

Science

Yes, a Moon Base

Ross Andersen

August 10, 2025

Illustration of Earth, as seen from the surface of the moon through a porthole in a gray wall

Photography

Photos: 13 Years on Mars

Alan Taylor

August 5, 2025

A selfie of a large Mars rover, with a reddish-colored dry, rocky, and dusty Martian landscape in the background.

Science

How NASA Engineered Its Own Decline

Franklin Foer

September 2025 Issue

collage with blocks of red, blue, orange, yellow on black background and images including astronaut, moon lander, eagle on moon, orbit diagrams, and Elon Musk waving U.S. flag at rally

The Atlantic Daily

Maybe We Don’t Need to Go to Space Anymore

Alexandra Petri

July 11, 2025

Science

America Is Killing Its Chance to Find Alien Life

Adam Frank

July 4, 2025

Books

A Novel That Reimagines the Meaning of Outer Space

Robert Rubsam

June 21, 2025

A silhouette of a person stepping through a black hole in space.

Health

‘I’m Treating Guys Who Would Never Be Caught Dead in a Casino’

Hana Kiros

June 5, 2025

Basketball players reaching for a poker chip

Ideas

Inside the Creepy, Surprisingly Routine Business of Animal Cloning

Bianca Bosker

July 2025 Issue

Photo-illustration of a photo showing a gray mare behind a chestnut foal on a black background, multiplying to the right downward and beyond the frame.

Health

A Convenient Piece of Junk Science

Keren Landman

May 24, 2025

Black and white photo of the top half of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s head against a black background

Sections

The Print Edition

The Challenge the Artemis II Crew Gave the Rest of Us

The Profound Comedy of Outer Space

A Different Moon From the One We’ve Known

What Will Humanity Do With the Moon?

The Artemis Astronauts Are Studs

An Incredibly Weird Time to Be Alive

What the Astronauts See That Trump Cannot

The Most Beautiful Moment of the Artemis II Mission

Moon Joy: Photos From Artemis II

Atlantic Trivia for April 2, 2026: Missions to the Moon

Why Doesn’t Anybody Realize We’re Going Back to the Moon?

Photos: Counting Down to the Launch of Artemis II

The Dieting Myth That Just Won’t Die

The Fight Over Tylenol and Autism Just Got Messier

Michael Pollan Punctures the AI Bubble

An Act of Cosmic Sabotage

The Trump Administration’s Unintended Autism Experiment

Distant Starbursts

The Rarest of All Diseases Are Becoming Treatable

Who’s Ready to Think About Blocking Out the Sun?

Whoa-zempic!

No One Actually Knows What a Moon Is

Ozempic for All

RFK Jr. Is Neglecting a Legitimate Autism Concern

Just How Bad Would an AI Bubble Be?

The Trump Administration Will Automate Health Inequities

How States Could Throw University Science a Lifeline

Yes, a Moon Base

Photos: 13 Years on Mars

How NASA Engineered Its Own Decline

Maybe We Don’t Need to Go to Space Anymore

America Is Killing Its Chance to Find Alien Life

A Novel That Reimagines the Meaning of Outer Space

‘I’m Treating Guys Who Would Never Be Caught Dead in a Casino’

Inside the Creepy, Surprisingly Routine Business of Animal Cloning

A Convenient Piece of Junk Science