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New Scientist – Space
A strange object in space is blasting out radio waves every 18 minutes
Something extraordinarily bright in space is pulsing far slower than most similar cosmic objects, and it…
The James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at its final destination
After a month of travelling through space, the James Webb Space Telescope has reached its parking…
Mars 'lake' may actually be volcanic rocks buried beneath the ice cap
Radar images of Mars’s southern ice cap indicated that there could be a lake there –…
It’s official – we don’t know how fast the universe is expanding
The Hubble constant describes how fast the universe is expanding, but our measurements won’t line up,…
Yutu-2 lunar rover finds sticky soil on the far side of the moon
We haven’t been able to take a close-up look at the far side of the moon…
Fascinating objects illuminate the European Space Agency's history
From synthetic bone to quick-change spacesuits, the diverse fruits of ESA’s space exploration make for a…
Leigh Fletcher interview: Why we urgently need a mission to Neptune
To understand the secrets of the most common type of planet in our galaxy, we need…
Weird black hole spewed star-forming jets 500 light years long
Black holes located in dwarf galaxies usually stop star formation, but now one has been seen…
Ancient Mars may have had a liquid ocean despite freezing temperatures
A model based on Earth’s oceans and atmosphere explains how Mars could have been cold and…