Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found that the most distant galaxies are being…
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Is it possible to turn Venus from boiling hellscape to liveable world?
Venus is remarkably similar to Earth in many ways, but saying its surface is unsuitable for…
How to see the northern lights this winter
The northern lights, or aurora borealis, are expected to be stronger than they have been for…
This is the best place to build a moon base
By looking at the amount of sunlight and shade available, which are both important factors in…
World's best space images from Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023
See the world’s best space images from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023 photo competition …
Hopes fade for renewed contact with India's Chandrayaan-3 moon lander
Mission engineers had hoped that the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover could survive the freezing lunar…
Samples from asteroid Bennu brought back to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx
Precious samples from the asteroid Bennu have returned to Earth, where researchers hope to use them…
No sign of Chandrayaan-3 as India searches for sleeping moon mission
The Vikram lander and Pragyan rover, which together make up India’s Chandrayaan-3 moon mission, went to…
OSIRIS-REx is about to fling samples of the asteroid Bennu at Earth
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is about to hurtle past Earth, and if all goes well it will…
We can only predict star motion in the Milky Way’s heart for 462 years
Chaos in the interactions between stars near the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole makes it impossible…