How we saw the first signs of intelligent life in space

There’s only one planet we know of that sustains advanced civilisation: Earth. In 1990 Carl Sagan…

Distant Jupiter-like world may be the darkest planet ever found

The clouds on WASP-104b – an exoplanet orbiting a star 466 light years away – have…

Distant Jupiter-like world may be the darkest planet ever found

The clouds on WASP-104b – an exoplanet orbiting a star 466 light years away – have…

Shredded galaxy is disintegrating before our eyes after smash-up

After a collision with its neighbouring galaxy, the Small Magellanic Cloud may lose its ability to…

Shredded galaxy is disintegrating before our eyes after smash-up

After a collision with its neighbouring galaxy, the Small Magellanic Cloud may lose its ability to…

Diamond meteorites may come from a lost ancient planet

We may have found signs of a planet destroyed during the era of Earth’s formation. Meteorites…

Diamond meteorites may come from a lost ancient planet

We may have found signs of a planet destroyed during the era of Earth’s formation. Meteorites…

The neon swirls that show how a map of our galaxy is made

The Gaia satellite rotates as it scans the entire sky, creating beautiful patterns as it makes…

NASA’s new exoplanet-hunting telescope set to launch on Monday

The hunt for exoplanets is getting a new set of eyes. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite…

NASA has launched a new space telescope to hunt for exoplanets

The hunt for exoplanets is getting a new set of eyes. NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)…