Elon Musk’s new plans for a moon base and a Mars mission by 2022

SpaceX aims to launch spaceships to Mars within five years with a new rocket design that…

Extreme gusts of space gas made early black holes enormous

Some of the earliest black holes in the universe are bigger than our current theories can…

Extreme gusts of space gas made early black holes enormous

Some of the earliest black holes in the universe are bigger than our current theories can…

Snap decisions: Thomas Ruff’s show is, literally, off colour

A photographer once known for reimagining portraiture now gives astronomy a disconcerting makeover at London’s Whitechapel…

Snap decisions: Thomas Ruff’s show is, literally, off colour

A photographer once known for reimagining portraiture now gives astronomy a disconcerting makeover at London’s Whitechapel…

Latest gravitational wave isn’t from neutron stars after all

Recent speculation about the latest gravitational wave experiments suggested they may have seen a neutron star…

Super-Earths draw asteroids to other worlds, which may seed life

Asteroid collisions can be destructive – just ask the dinosaurs – but they also bring key…

Super-Earths draw asteroids to other worlds, which may seed life

Asteroid collisions can be destructive – just ask the dinosaurs – but they also bring key…

Huge space rocks could have helped start Earth’s plate tectonics

Nobody knows how or why plate tectonics got started on Earth. But new evidence suggest collisions…

Huge space rocks could have helped start Earth’s plate tectonics

Nobody knows how or why plate tectonics got started on Earth. But new evidence suggest collisions…