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We’ve discovered a planet orbiting an exploded star for the first time
A giant planet almost as big as Jupiter has been found orbiting a white dwarf, which…
NASA's closest ever flight to the sun answers solar wind mystery
The Parker Solar Probe has got closer to the sun than any other craft, revealing where…
See the northern lights or aurora borealis: Follow this easy guide
Winter is the best time to see the amazing phenomenon of the polar lights, when solar…
Why neutrinos could answer some of the biggest questions in the cosmos
Neutrinos are the second most abundant particles in the universe, passing completely unnoticed through matter. Particle…
Voyage to Jupiter: What the Juno mission can teach us
Planetary scientist Leigh Fletcher on the latest insights from our enormous planetary neighbour and why we…
When will we hear from aliens? We may already have done so
It is just a matter of time before we hear from alien civilisations, argues Avi Loeb…
Life on Mars: Could we build a home on the Red Planet?
Is Mars habitable? Was it ever? And what of the future? Javier Martin-Torres is finding out …
NASA has found the remnants of India’s Vikram moon lander
In September, India’s attempted moon landing ended in a crash, but the debris was lost. Now,…
Time travel and black holes: The weird promise of Einstein’s universe
Astrophysicist Emma Osborne takes us on a journey through Einstein’s universe: fall through a black hole,…