Distant dwarf galaxy Hercules’s eccentric orbit of the Milky Way ripped it apart, scattering its stars…
Author: New Scientist - Space
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Tiangong-2 is another step in the long march towards China's goal of a permanent space station…
First glimpse of a black hole being born from a star’s remains
Hubble has caught a red supergiant star flaring up and disappearing – probably because it was…
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…
Pluto may have tipped over when Charon tugged at its heart
The iconic heart-shaped feature on Pluto is so dense that it could have led to the…
Pluto may have tipped over when Charon tugged at its heart
The iconic heart-shaped feature on Pluto is so dense that it could have led to the…
Our galaxy’s impossible collision could break gravity
The ballistics of galactic shrapnel show that the Milky Way has already crashed into its giant…
What came before the big bang?
Has the universe existed forever? Or was there something before it? To find out, we need…