We haven’t found proof of life on other planets, but a wave of new telescopes will…
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Amazing astronomy images shortlisted for photo prize
This spellbinding selection of images are among the shortlisted entries for this year’s Astronomy Photographer of…
Best ever views of Mars's weird auroras taken by UAE's Hope orbiter
The United Arab Emirates’ Hope orbiter has taken the most detailed images ever of Mars’s strange,…
NASA's most accurate atomic clock will be tested on a mission to Venus
A toaster-sized atomic clock in orbit around Earth is far more accurate than existing space clocks.…
White dwarf star is the size of the moon but more massive than the sun
Astronomers have spotted a white dwarf star that is about the same size as Earth’s moon,…
Rare supernova could help us understand the Milky Way’s ancient halo
An unusually large supernova remnant has been seen in the most ancient part of our galaxy,…
Voyagers review: Lord of the Flies in space is full of mystery
Voyagers follows a group of genetically engineered children on their way to a distant planet. It…
We’ve caught a black hole devouring a neutron star for the first time
Astronomers have definitively detected a black hole devouring a neutron star for the first – and…
Jupiter's strange atmosphere may have formed in a gigantic shadow
The mix of gases that make up Jupiter’s atmosphere have long puzzled astronomers, but now it…
The clouds of Venus are too dry to support life as we know it
An analysis of Venus’s toxic clouds found that the amount of water there is more than…