Mapping the volcanoes of Venus is surprisingly easier than doing the same on Earth, because many…
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JWST has spotted the earliest black hole ever seen in the universe
The discovery of a black hole that formed just 570 million years after the big bang…
Why space scientists need science fiction
Carl Sagan’s novel Contact, in which Ellie Arroway searches for alien intelligence, has been an inspiration…
How to spot the Beehive cluster in the constellation of Cancer
Nestled within the faintest of the zodiacal constellations, the Beehive cluster can be tricky to find,…
The most powerful space explosion ever seen keeps baffling astronomers
A gamma ray burst observed in 2022 was brighter than any explosion ever spotted before, and…
JWST finds the planet TRAPPIST-1b may not have an atmosphere
Many researchers thought the worlds orbiting the star TRAPPIST-1 would have thick atmospheres, but new observations…
The hunt for black holes older than the universe itself
Primordial black holes older than the big bang could rewrite cosmology by providing evidence for a…
Astronauts could mine drinking water from glass beads on the moon
Glass beads created by meteoroid impacts on the lunar surface should contain enough water for future…
How to see the moon, Venus, Jupiter and Mars line up tonight
Tonight, after sunset, it will be possible to see three planets line up with the crescent…
How to see the moon, Venus, Jupiter and Mars line up in the sky
Just after sunset on 24 March, it will be possible to see three planets line up…