More than 100 exoplanets and the stars they orbit have just been officially named by a…
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ESA is about to launch a space telescope to study how planets are made
The CHEOPS mission, a space telescope designed to look at exoplanets we’ve already discovered and find…
Hubble Space Telescope snaps best view of interstellar comet Borisov
The interstellar comet Borisov is making its closest approach to the sun and Earth, giving astronomers…
‘Grazing fireball’ skimmed Earth's atmosphere then went back to space
A space rock seen in July 2017 passed through Earth’s atmosphere and back out the other…
How to find Andromeda – a spiral galaxy you can see with the naked eye
Amazingly, it is possible to see the spiral arms of Andromeda, our nearest galaxy 2.5 million…
Should SpaceX be allowed to contaminate Mars with Earth microbes?
The rise of the private space industry may mean allowing Earth microbes to escape to other…
Big bang retold: The weird twists in the story of the universe's birth
It certainly wasn’t big, and probably didn’t bang – and the surprises in the conventional story…
Alien life could be weirder than our Earthling brains can ever imagine
Our conceptions of alien life are based on a sample of one: Earth’s life. That means…
Dark energy: Understanding the mystery force that rules the universe
Dark energy dominates the universe, and could lead it to a cold, bleak end. But that’s…
We finally know how whole planets grow from tiny clumps of dust
Minuscule dust particles can clump together to form entire planets, and they seem to require help…