In deeply divided 1950s America, how did Katherine Johnson become the one person astronauts would trust…
Author: New Scientist - Space
First evidence of dwarf galaxy merger boosts two cosmic theories
Astronomers have found dwarf galaxies that seem about to merge, backing ideas about how large galaxies…
Curiosity finds Mars rock that may be a meteorite made from iron
Last week, NASA’s Curiosity rover took a picture that appears to show a new iron-nickel meteorite…
Curiosity finds Mars rock that may be a meteorite made from iron
Last week, NASA’s Curiosity rover took a picture that appears to show a new iron-nickel meteorite…
Follow the life of the last man on the moon
Eugene Cernan's career was by any measure a triumph but a new profile spares a thought…
Cold case: The unsolved mystery of what lit Kepler’s supernova
In 1604, the last Milky Way supernova recorded by naked-eye observers brightened the night sky. Despite…
Cold case: The unsolved mystery of what lit Kepler’s supernova
In 1604, the last Milky Way supernova recorded by naked-eye observers brightened the night sky. Despite…
Binary stars shred up and shove off their newborn planets
There are more pairs of stars than solo stars in our galaxy, but fewer pairs host…
Binary stars shred up and shove off their newborn planets
There are more pairs of stars than solo stars in our galaxy, but fewer pairs host…
Of presidents and planets: Neil deGrasse Tyson looks ahead
Donald Trump’s election alarmed many scientists. Neil deGrasse Tyson takes a cosmic perspective, reflects on Obama’s legacy and…