Black holes exert a powerful pull on our imagination, but their weirdness starts way before you…
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The amazing Antarctic discovery that could tell us how Earth was made
Explorers trawling the polar ice have finally unearthed a trove of precious, iron-rich space rocks that…
Strange radio signals reveal the matter hiding between galaxies
One space mystery has helped solve another, with the discovery that strange space signals called fast…
SpaceX to make history launching NASA astronauts on a private rocket
On 27 May, NASA astronauts will launch to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew…
Space Force review: The sitcom is almost as comical as the real thing
The newly created US Space Force has provided a lot of laughs since its inception. A…
The sun may have formed because a small galaxy passed by the Milky Way
A small galaxy called Sagittarius passed close to the Milky Way four times in the past…
A large moon might be hugging an object in the outer solar system
A trans-Neptunian object known as 2002 TC302 appears to have a large moon at an unusually…
The surprising benefits of contemplating the death of the universe
Cosmologist Katie Mack spends her days pondering the end of everything. Whether the cosmos dies a…
NASA's Artemis Accords aim to lay down the law of the land on the moon
The US has announced the Artemis Accords, a set of agreements that aim to facilitate diplomacy…
We've found the oldest ever galaxy that looks like our own
A galaxy made up of a rotating disc of dust and stars has been spotted just…