The discovery of a possible sign of life on Venus highlights our ignorance of what is…
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BepiColombo may be able to search for signs of life as it passes Venus
The BepiColombo spacecraft is about to pass by Venus on its way to Mercury, and the…
How to spot a Starlink satellite in the night sky
There are hundreds of SpaceX satellites in the sky. A successful sighting just requires a bit…
Lighting fires in space is helping us make greener energy on Earth
Flames reveal their secret workings when freed from the effects of gravity, so burning things in…
Glittering image of Andromeda galaxy takes top photography award
This tantalising image of spiral galaxy Andromeda – our nearest big neighbour – won Nicolas Lefadeux…
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars review: Brilliant sci-fi from Eragon author
Christopher Paolini’s epic new novel, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, is an hallucinatory space…
NASA to film an Estée Lauder ad in space as the ISS opens for business
NASA is trying to turn the ageing International Space Station into a hub for commerce and…
Life on Venus? Everything you need to know about the big discovery
Space and physics reporter Leah Crane answers New Scientist readers’ questions on the recent finding of…
Have we spotted alien life floating in the clouds of Venus?
Strange gas in the clouds of Venus cannot be explained by any known non-biological formation mechanism,…
Space Dogs review: A dog's-eye view of how Laika could have lived
Space Dogs follows the story of Laika, the first living being to orbit Earth, and imagines…