The star hosting the nearest exoplanet has a multi-year activity cycle, much like the sun –…
Author: New Scientist - Space
Uranus might have two dark moons we’ve never seen before
Newly detected wavy patterns in two of the planet’s rings suggest they are being warped by…
Uranus might have two dark moons we’ve never seen before
Newly detected wavy patterns in two of the planet’s rings suggest they are being warped by…
Our universe contains 10 times more galaxies than we thought
The observable universe contains a whopping two trillion galaxies, meaning there may have been a period of…
Our universe contains 10 times more galaxies than we thought
The observable universe contains a whopping two trillion galaxies, meaning there may have been a period of…
How to iron out gravity’s creases in our map of the universe
Our best map of the big bang’s afterglow is warped. A clean-up technique using light from…
The moon has hundreds more craters than we thought
Bombardment by small meteors is constantly churning up the surface of the moon. The dust-up could…
The moon has hundreds more craters than we thought
Bombardment by small meteors is constantly churning up the surface of the moon. The dust-up could…
Project Blue plans to send space telescope to snap nearby worlds
The mission is to launch a telescope the size of a washing machine and point it…
Could plan for new ‘nation in space’ on a satellite take off?
The idea of starting a nation in space is fraught with legal, financial and technological difficulties.…