Ultima Thule is a snowman-shaped rock covered in weird ice

The New Horizons spacecraft just flew past a distant rock called MU69 or Ultima Thule that…

Ultima Thule is a snowman-shaped rock covered in weird ice

The New Horizons spacecraft just flew past a distant rock called MU69 or Ultima Thule that…

Crashing tidal waves may lurk beneath the surface of icy moons

Enceladus and Europa both have liquid oceans under their shells of ice, and they may be…

Crashing tidal waves may lurk beneath the surface of icy moons

Enceladus and Europa both have liquid oceans under their shells of ice, and they may be…

Distant space rock Ultima Thule looks like a spinning bowling pin

NASA’s New Horizons probe has sent back the first blurry pictures of the most distant object…

Distant space rock Ultima Thule looks like a spinning bowling pin

NASA’s New Horizons probe has sent back the first blurry pictures of the most distant object…

Massive space rock smash-up with Uranus recreated in a riot of colour

Uranus was probably tilted on its side by a giant impact when it was young, and…

Massive space rock smash-up with Uranus recreated in a riot of colour

Uranus was probably tilted on its side by a giant impact when it was young, and…

NASA probe will hurtle past the most distant object we’ve ever visited

In 2015, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft whizzed past Pluto. Now it is about to arrive at…

NASA probe will hurtle past the most distant object we’ve ever visited

In 2015, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft whizzed past Pluto. Now it is about to arrive at…