The gravity from seven of its moons stops Saturn’s bright outer ring from spreading out and…
Author: New Scientist - Space
Gravitational waves have let us see huge neutron stars colliding
We’ve taken the first pictures of neutron stars colliding 130 million light years away. The resulting…
A tech-destroying solar flare could hit Earth within 100 years
If the sun spews “superflares” as often as other stars, one could take down power systems,…
We can finally map the spiral arm on the far side of the galaxy
Using a jet of radio waves, astronomers have begun to map the other side of the…
We can finally map the spiral arm on the far side of the galaxy
Using a jet of radio waves, astronomers have begun to map the other side of the…
Distant dwarf planet near Pluto has a ring that no one expected
The tiny world Haumea has a ring, the most distant we’ve found in our solar system.…
Distant dwarf planet near Pluto has a ring that no one expected
The tiny world Haumea has a ring, the most distant we’ve found in our solar system.…
Giant black hole seen flickering on and off after galaxy snack
Active Galactic Nuclei occur when a black hole devours a cloud of gas and dust and…
It was always crazy to shoot for Mars before colonising the moon
Common sense is prevailing in human space exploration, and the moon is back as the place…
It was always crazy to shoot for Mars before colonising the moon
Common sense is prevailing in human space exploration, and the moon is back as the place…