Apollo-era moonquakes suggest lunar colonies must be shake-proof

Seismometers deployed by Apollo astronauts on the moon measured 28 moonquakes, which have now been linked…

Titan’s seas may be coated in organic goop that stops waves forming

Saturn’s moon Titan has liquid methane seas that are remarkably calm, which may be because a…

A simple experiment could help find alien life on Europa

If we found amino acids on icy moons like Europa, it could be a sign of…

The universe is 2.5 billion times less magnetic than a fridge magnet

Astronomers have calculate the magnetism of the entire universe by studying the space between galaxies, and…

Exploring the solar system

We are learning ever more about the sun and its planets. Mark McCaughrean of the European…

Why space junk is such a big problem

Aerospace engineer Hugh Lewis has a warning for the world: don’t junk up space, or it…

Jeff Bezos announces plans for delivery service to the moon by 2024

Space flight company Blue Origin unveiled a new lunar lander that the firm says will deliver…

Working hypothesis: From space deliveries to dirty money

Sorting the week’s supernovae from the absolute zeros Click here for original story, Working…

Why 'Martian' Tanya Harrison loves everything about the Red Planet

Tanya Harrison has been fascinated by space since she was 5 and now works on rocks…

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…