Astronomers using the Event Horizon Telescope released a picture in May of Sagittarius A*, the black…
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NASA’s InSight lander has been declared dead after four years on Mars
Over the course of its time on Mars, the InSight lander measured 1319 marsquakes, but it…
Mars has enough wind to power bases near the poles all year round
An analysis of the wind energy available on Mars finds that one well-placed turbine could enable…
Twin planets orbiting a distant star may be half water
A pair of twin planets called Kepler-138 c and d appear to be water worlds, with…
What our attempts to communicate with alien civilisations say about us
From serious efforts to declare our presence to extraterrestrial civilisations to daft publicity stunts, we have…
JWST captured the most thrilling and inspiring space images of 2022
The launch of the much-delayed James Webb Space Telescope finally paid off in 2022, as the…
NASA's asteroid redirection spacecraft was a smashing success in 2022
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test aimed to change the orbit of the space rock Dimorphos, and…
NASA's Perseverance rover recorded the sound of a dust devil on Mars
The Perseverance rover is the first spacecraft to carry a microphone to another world, and it…
Watch Orion capsule splash down as NASA’s Artemis I mission ends
NASA’s Artemis I mission is complete. On 11 December, the Orion capsule splashed down in the…
NASA’s Artemis I mission has ended as Orion splashed down on Earth
The Orion capsule splashed down off the coast of California on 11 December, completing the Artemis…