What was the universe's first second like? These particles can tell us

If we could detect them, cosmic neutrinos would paint a picture of the universe in the…

Amazing images of Mars’s moon Deimos snapped by Emirates Mars Mission

The Hope orbiter got closer to Mars’s moons Deimos and Phobos than any probe before, collecting…

SpaceX's efforts to make satellites less bright aren't working well

Megaconstellations of satellites are a problem for astronomy, and while SpaceX has made several attempts to…

Martian base on Earth set to host first ‘astronauts’

Four people will soon move into the Space Analog for the Moon and Mars (SAM) base…

How to watch the Lyrids meteor shower peak this weekend

You have a decent chance of seeing shooting stars from anywhere in the world during the…

Weird dark matter waves seem to warp the light from distant galaxies

Ultralight dark matter particles that behave like waves, called axions, seem to be a better match…

SpaceX’s enormous Starship rocket finally launched – and then exploded

The launch of SpaceX’s Starship rocket, the biggest and most powerful to ever fly, didn’t quite…

Jupiter-like world breaks record for heaviest element on an exoplanet

The element samarium has been spotted in the atmosphere of a planet called MASCARA-4b, breaking the…

Distant world breaks record for heaviest element on an exoplanet

The element samarium has been spotted in the atmosphere of a planet called MASCARA-4b, breaking the…

Starship launch livestream: Watch as SpaceX begins second attempt

SpaceX’s powerful Starship rocket is due to make another launch attempt on 20 April after the…