Orbiting ‘space nation’ data centre could avoid all Earthly laws

The self-styled Asgardia space nation plans to launch a data-filled satellite this year. Could international space…

How Jupiter split the asteroid belt in two shows its great age

An analysis of meteorites shows that Jupiter divided the rocks of the asteroid belt into two…

How Jupiter split the asteroid belt in two shows its great age

An analysis of meteorites shows that Jupiter divided the rocks of the asteroid belt into two…

Messages from fake aliens decoded quickly in online SETI contest

The general public were challenged to decrypt a pretend message from outer space consisting of nearly…

First mission to the moon: The real lesson

Apollo 8 marked the start of humanity’s journey beyond Earth. But as a new book shows,…

First mission to the moon: The real lesson

Apollo 8 marked the start of humanity’s journey beyond Earth. But as a new book shows,…

This science fiction trip is delightful, confusing – and risky

Pinning down science fiction in a new exhibition may be a hopeless task. Just let Into…

This science fiction trip is delightful, confusing – and risky

Pinning down science fiction in a new exhibition may be a hopeless task. Just let Into…

General relativity passes test at Milky Way’s central black hole

Stars orbiting the supermassive black hole have been used to test Einstein’s famous theory for the…

The mystery xenon in Earth’s atmosphere came from icy comets

The moon is younger than we thought according to data form the Rosetta spacecraft that shows…