Observations of comets orbiting the star Beta Pictoris have revealed their range of sizes, which suggest…
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Controversial claim that the universe is skewed could upend cosmology
Our understanding of the universe is underpinned by the cosmological principle: the assumption that, on the…
Rocket Lab is about to try catching a falling rocket with a helicopter
In a world first, Rocket Lab will attempt to catch its Electron rocket as it falls…
Rocket Lab briefly caught a falling rocket with a helicopter
In a world first, Rocket Lab caught its Electron rocket as it fell from space, using…
All four of the key DNA building blocks have been found in meteorites
We have now discovered all four building blocks of DNA in meteorite samples, suggesting that space…
How to spot Vega, the North Star of the future
The heavens wheel above us, but at least we can rely on the North Star, aka…
Small explosions called micronovae discovered on dead stars
Micronovae are about 1 million times less bright than a classical nova and last just half…
We now know how the mysterious ridges covering Europa’s surface formed
Jupiter’s moon Europa is covered in weird pairs of ridges, and they may come from the…
NASA should explore Uranus and Enceladus, say planetary scientists
A major report on priorities for the next decade of US planetary science calls for the…
Gravitational waves could let us find tiny black holes devouring stars
A primordial black hole falling into a neutron star would sink to its centre and devour…