COVER
Let There Be Light (Cover Story)
400,000 years after the big bang, the cosmos went black. Here's what happened next
ASIA
Japan's Mystery of Majesty
A succession crisis has led to debate on the monarchy--and the shadowy agency behind it
Royal Roots
A brief guide to 2,666 years of imperial history
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Curse of Keeler (The Arts)
The infamous woman's photo made him famous, but Lewis Morley finds just as much magic in unknown faces and ordinary things