Astronomers are still discovering new natural satellites of Saturn and Jupiter, with the latest update seeing…
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Absolutely enormous asteroid belt discovered around a nearby star
Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to spot strange asteroid belts around the nearby star…
We've seen a star devouring a planet for the first time
In a preview of what’s to come for Earth in about 5 billion years, astronomers have…
Remnants of the universe's first stars may have been found
The first stars in our universe may have blown up in relatively weak supernovae, and astronomers…
Alien replies to NASA's spacecraft signals might reach us by 2029
Radio signals sent to NASA spacecraft could have already reached four neighbouring star systems, and if…
Alien messages responding to NASA signals could reach us by 2029
Radio signals sent to NASA spacecraft could have already reached four neighbouring star systems, and if…
Our galaxy’s black hole may have made a huge X-ray flare 205 years ago
The supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way may have blasted out a…
It may have been snowing on Mars 400,000 years ago
China’s Zhurong rover has found evidence for liquid water on the surface of Mars – and…
One star being eaten by another will take revenge as a black hole
Astronomers have found one huge star eating another, but the smaller star is predicted to eventually…
How to spot Mars travelling through Gemini this week
No matter where you live, Mars is currently taking a little stroll through Gemini, so it…