Meteor showers dazzle the night sky, but the Perseids shower is special. It peaks on 12…
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How to watch the spectacular Perseids meteor shower
Meteor showers dazzle the night sky, but the Perseids shower is special. It peaks on 12…
From Interstellar to Hidden Figures: 12 of the best space movies
Interstellar, Moon, Proxima, Alien, Hidden Figures… From science fiction to biographical drama, does your favourite movie…
Black holes with magnetic field ‘hair’ shed it in loops of hot plasma
When black holes are born with magnetic fields, simulations show they shed those fields quickly, in…
Comet’s dust trail could rain down on Venus this December
A comet approaching the sun from the outer solar system might sweep a trail of dust…
X-rays can echo and bend around the back of supermassive black holes
Flashes of X-rays have been spotted echoing from behind a supermassive black hole, confirming one of…
Part of the Apollo 11 spacecraft may still be in orbit around the moon
A discarded part of the Apollo 11 spacecraft that helped return astronauts from the first visit…
Stars sped up by black holes may outshine supernovae when they collide
Some stars orbiting supermassive black holes are expected to move close to the speed of light,…
Who counts as an astronaut? Not Jeff Bezos, say new US rules
The US Federal Aviation Administration has updated its rules on who counts as a commercial astronaut,…
Astronomers may have spotted a distant alien moon being born
Astronomers have spotted a disc of debris around a distant planet called PDS 70 c, and…