After a long hiatus, SpaceX’s enormous Falcon Heavy rocket has launched for the fourth time, carrying…
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New Scientist – Space
Gravitational waves could reveal the existence of quark matter
Two neutron stars smashing together may produce a form of matter not seen before. If that…
An incredibly bright star has lost its gas and is just a leftover core
One of the brightest stars we see in the night sky has lost its outer layers…
JWST finds ancient galaxy may actually be two galaxies merging
The James Webb Space Telescope has cast its eye on one of the oldest known galaxies,…
Meteorite impacts show Mars’s crust is denser than we thought
Shock waves from two meteorites hitting Mars moved faster than expected, hinting they came through dense…
Quakes on Mars reveal there may be magma beneath the surface
The Red Planet may be more geologically active than we thought – seismic data hints there…
Why Mars has captured our hopes and fears for millennia
From being the celestial embodiment of warrior gods to housing canal-digging aliens, Mars has uniquely endured…
The extraordinary JWST is named for James Webb, whose legacy I deplore
James Webb’s legacy was to stand for a status quo where queer Black people like me…
Neutron stars may fire out neutrino beams like a laser light show
Neutron stars cool down by emitting neutrinos. A mathematical model now suggests the neutrinos come out…
Bacteria could survive just under Mars's surface for 280 million years
When bacteria are dried and frozen, as they most likely would be just under the surface…