From the mysterious Tunguska event to the fossilised Morokweng space rock, when whopper meteorites come along…
Author: New Scientist - Space
Quickest we could visit another star is 69 years – here’s how
It may be faster to send a spacecraft to Sirius than our closest star, thanks to…
Rocks of ages: How meteorites reveal the solar system’s history
Clever ways to find more space debris, and pinpoint where it came from, will help us…
The five best exoplanets in the galaxy to check for alien life
The announcement of a new habitable, “Earth-like” planet made us wonder – where should we look…
The five best exoplanets in the galaxy to check for alien life
The announcement of a new habitable, “Earth-like” planet made us wonder – where should we look…
Fleet of CubeSats launches to study the neglected ‘ignorosphere’
Today 28 boxy satellites blasted off for the International Space Station, on a mission to study…
Fleet of CubeSats launches to study the neglected ‘ignorosphere’
Today 28 boxy satellites blasted off for the International Space Station, on a mission to study…
Satellite swarms could increase space junk risk by 50 per cent
Space-flight firms hope to democratise global internet access with thousands of new satellites, but that could…
Satellite swarms could increase space junk risk by 50 per cent
Space-flight firms hope to democratise global internet access with thousands of new satellites, but that could…
Many tiny galaxies could host mammoth black holes
The discovery of the second and third known ultra-compact dwarf galaxies with gargantuan black holes at…