The most detailed pictures yet from the asteroid Ryugu show it has no dust, which is…
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Gravitational waves could settle mystery of the universe's expansion
Supernovae and the big bang’s afterglow give us conflicting numbers on how fast the universe is…
Cookies and slime in orbit: What's the point of PR stunts in space?
Companies that run hotels, build cars and make TV are beginning to operate in space. This…
We could find alien life on exoplanets by looking for its glow
Most of the closest exoplanets we’ve found orbit stars that can release flares of dangerous UV…
We have spotted 8 more mysterious repeating radio bursts from space
Fast radio bursts are unexplained blasts of radio waves from space. A haul of eight newly…
A massive collision may have made Jupiter's core so weird
A few years ago we learned Jupiter’s core is much messier than expected. Now simulations suggest…
What if there was no big bang and we live in an ever-cycling universe?
There is no good evidence that our universe even had a beginning, a startling proposition that…
Mars 2020 rover cameras get eye exams to hunt life on the Red Planet
This Mars 2020 rover camera could be key to finding life on Mars and learning more…
Radioactive dust in Antarctic ice could help map interstellar clouds
Interstellar dust has been found in Antarctic ice samples. The discovery could provide a way of…
Milky Way's black hole has got 75 times brighter and we don't know why
Astronomers were shocked to find the area around the supermassive black hole at the centre of…