The first black hole ever directly imaged now has been nicknamed Pōwehi, but making the name…
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NASA traced a meteorite back to its original home in deep space
An impact in the inner asteroid belt 22 million years ago was responsible for a meteorite…
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket has flown its first commercial flight
The Falcon Heavy rocket’s maiden flight was last February, but now it has launched a satellite for…
Israel's Beresheet lunar lander has crashed on the moon
The first privately funded lunar lander, SpaceIL’s Beresheet spacecraft, suffered an engine failure and crashed as…
What happened when one twin went to space and the other stayed home?
Astronaut twin brothers Scott and Mark Kelly took part in a unique space travel experiment and…
First black hole picture: The big mysteries we still need to solve
We finally have the first real image of a black hole, so researchers can begin studying…
Everything you need to know about the first black hole image
Space and physics reporter Leah Crane answers New Scientist readers’ questions on the first ever images…
Largest dust storm on Mars ever recorded may reveal why it's so dry
The same dust storm on Mars that killed the Opportunity rover is helping us understand how…
A mission to Alpha Centauri affirms humanity's faith in the future
Designing and building spacecraft that can traverse 4.3 light years in just two decades is an…