We could find life on Europa by just scratching its surface

It might be possible to find evidence of life just a few centimetres below the surface…

The sun shrinks and grows again by 2 kilometres every 11 years

The sun’s size changes throughout its 11-year cycle of magnetic activity, and measuring that growth may…

The sun shrinks and grows again by 2 kilometres every 11 years

The sun’s size changes throughout its 11-year cycle of magnetic activity, and measuring that growth may…

Why weird star systems are where we’ll find alien life

In the hunt for life beyond Earth, we've been looking for planets and stars like our…

Spectacular new photos of Titan show Saturn’s moon like never before

Saturn’s moon Titan is shrouded in a thick orange haze, but 13 years of data from…

Spectacular new photos of Titan show Saturn’s moon like never before

Saturn’s moon Titan is shrouded in a thick orange haze, but 13 years of data from…

Levitating glass particles are fastest spinning objects ever seen

Tiny particles of glass have been trapped in a laser and spun at more than 1…

Levitating glass particles are fastest spinning objects ever seen

Tiny particles of glass have been trapped in a laser and spun at more than 1…

See the bright lights and spectacular colours of our shining universe

The pictures in the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s astronomy photography competition show the many types and colours…

See the bright lights and spectacular colours of our shining universe

The pictures in the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s astronomy photography competition show the many types and colours…