The workings of our solar system are roughly the same now as they have been for…
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A planet the size of Saturn could orbit the nearest Sun-like star
Artistic concept of what the gas giant orbiting Alpha Centauri A could look like ESA/Webb Copyright:…
Astronomers gather more clues about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
A Hubble Space Telescope image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Background stars appear as streaks because…
We’ve discovered the most massive black hole yet
Scientists have identified an ultramassive black hole billions of light years away IgorZh/Shutterstock A gargantuan black…
How we could explore a black hole with an interstellar nanocraft
An illustration of a spaceship sailing close to a black hole liuzishan/Getty Images An interstellar probe…
New NASA head wants to build a nuclear reactor on the moon – but why?
A concept image of NASA’s Fission Surface Power Project NASA NASA is going to build a…
Can we send a spacecraft to intercept interstellar object 3I/ATLAS?
NASA’s Juno spacecraft could be sent to intercept the interstellar object NASA/JPL-Caltech An interstellar object currently…
Signs of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b have all but vanished
An artist’s impression of the exoplanet K2-18b A. Smith/N. Mandhusudhan Hopes of finding alien life on…
Cameras that work like our eyes could give boost to astronomers
The Sirius binary star system photographed with a neuromorphic camera Satyapreet Singh, Chetan Singh Thakur, Nirupam…
How to spot the Delta Aquariids meteor shower this month
John Chumack/Science Photo Library One of my favourite ways to stargaze is to spend a few…