Sorting the week’s supernovae from the absolute zeros
Author: New Scientist - Space
Fast radio bursts: We’re finally decoding messages from deep space
Strange signals from space called fast radio bursts have confused astronomers for years. A new wave…
We’ve spotted a strange asteroid that’s spinning itself to pieces
There’s a new type of asteroid that has a tail like a comet because it’s spinning…
Surprisingly wet asteroid dust could spark a rethink of Earth’s water
Samples of space dust from the Hayabusa mission to the asteroid Itokawa are far less dry…
The race to build a space internet available to anyone, anywhere
Tech billionaires are building a wireless, orbiting internet accessible in even the deepest jungle. The first…
From the archives: How do you get astronauts back from space?
50 years ago, the Apollo missions were gearing up to put a human on the moon…
LIGO may have just spotted a black hole devouring a neutron star
In a cosmic clash of the titans, we may have just spotted a black hole eat…
First exomoon might not actually exist as astronomers reach stalemate
What appeared to be the first moon ever discovered around a planet circling another star may…
Battle of the exomoon: Astronomers can’t agree on controversial find
What appeared to be the first moon ever discovered around a planet circling another star may…
Wonky black hole spotted rapidly eating a doughnut made from a star
Black holes normally emit jets of material from their poles, but astronomers have spotted one with…