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New Scientist – Space
We don't know how fast the universe is expanding, and that's a problem
Different ways of measuring how fast the expansion of the universe is accelerating disagree with one…
Earth-sized exoplanets around small stars may have intense hurricanes
Hurricanes may be common on exoplanets that orbit small, red stars over the course of about…
How to see the spectacular comet Neowise with the naked eye
Comet Neowise is currently putting on an impressive show for observers in the northern hemisphere, and…
The moon may have stopped the early Earth from being a frozen snowball
Astronomers have long been puzzled by the faint young sun paradox, which says the sun would…
Alien civilisations could move their star to avoid a cosmic disaster
A researcher has come up with an idea for a huge machine that advanced civilisations could…
Is there another planet in the universe just like Earth?
Audible podcast Exoplanets explores the hunt to find planets like our own outside our solar system.…
Odd space circles show we are far from running out of cosmic puzzles
The discovery of Odd Radio Circles is just the latest thrilling reminder of how much more…
Circles in space made of radio waves are like nothing we've ever seen
Astronomers have discovered four circles of radio waves in space, but have no explanation for their…
The detector with a billion sensors that may finally snare dark matter
Dark matter must exist, but has evaded all attempts to find it. Now comes our boldest…