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Strangely strong interstellar meteorites may come from supernovae
The two interstellar meteorites identified so far seem to be significantly stronger than local meteorites, which…
Spacecraft are heading to a metal asteroid and Jupiter's moons in 2023
The JUICE and Psyche mission are set to blast off in 2023, with the aim of…
How Vera C. Rubin telescope could halve interference from satellites
A telescope at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory could cut satellite interference in its images by…
A sneak peek at the biggest science news stories of 2023
What are you looking forward to reading about in 2023? Whether it is health, physics, technology…
We saw the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy in 2022
Astronomers using the Event Horizon Telescope released a picture in May of Sagittarius A*, the black…
NASA’s InSight lander has been declared dead after four years on Mars
Over the course of its time on Mars, the InSight lander measured 1319 marsquakes, but it…
Mars has enough wind to power bases near the poles all year round
An analysis of the wind energy available on Mars finds that one well-placed turbine could enable…
Twin planets orbiting a distant star may be half water
A pair of twin planets called Kepler-138 c and d appear to be water worlds, with…
What our attempts to communicate with alien civilisations say about us
From serious efforts to declare our presence to extraterrestrial civilisations to daft publicity stunts, we have…