Astronomers spotted a huge space rock slamming into Jupiter, creating a blast of light and energy…
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How to catch a glimpse of a five-planet alignment this June
If you are up early this month, you might see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn…
Mars looks more vivid than ever in new photo from Perseverance rover
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is sending back stunning images as it explores an ancient river delta…
Mars looks more vivid than ever in new photos from Perseverance rover
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is sending back stunning images as it explores an ancient river delta…
Emissions from rocket launches could affect Earth's weather systems
Increasing numbers of space launches will put more black carbon high in the atmosphere, where it…
Moon rocks collected by the Chang’e 5 mission have water in them
China’s Chang’e 5 mission landed on the moon in 2020 and sent back samples of dust…
UK may go it alone in orbit after Brexit shutout from EU space plans
The UK may invest in its own space plans if Brexit-related issues continue to prevent full…
Gaia telescope’s new map of the Milky Way will let us rewind time
The European Space Agency has released a new tranche of data from its Gaia space observatory,…
Mysterious cold blobs may be hiding inside a distant star
A small star called AU Microscopii seems to contain strange pockets of hydrogen thousand of degrees…
James Webb Space Telescope was hit by a tiny space rock – but it’s OK
One of the mirrors of NASA’s huge new space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, was…