When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...

Those of you who have seen the classic sci-fi film Alien know the story of the ill-fated mining Starship Nostromo, which embarked on a voyage to the far reaches of the galaxy with a crew of seven, ...