Astronomers have looked at the way a black hole ‘rings’ like a bell to test a…
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We may have spotted an interstellar comet flying toward Earth
Astronomers have found a comet that seems to have come from beyond our solar system, which…
We may have spotted an interstellar comet flying towards Earth
Astronomers have found a comet that seems to have come from beyond our solar system, which…
This watery planet is the best place to hunt life we've seen so far
We’ve spotted water vapour in the atmosphere of a distant planet twice Earth’s size. It’s probably…
There is a pair of weird, gigantic bubbles at the centre of our galaxy
There are strange bubbles of particles looming above and below the Milky Way, and they may…
Don't Miss: Interplanetary paranoia, green buildings and anxious art
This week, see Brad Pitt in space, discover planet-friendly architecture and visit a nerve-shredding new show …
Titan’s odd-shaped lakes may have formed from underground explosions
Saturn’s moon Titan has some lakes that are strangely shaped and appear to have formed from…
India's Vikram moon lander appears to have crashed on the moon
The Indian Chandrayaan 2 mission sent a lander towards the surface of the moon, but we…
Shep Doeleman on the Breakthrough Prize-winning black hole photo
The team behind the first ever image of a black hole has won the prestigious $3m…
How a Soviet space station became a symbol of space cooperation
Many disasters befell the space station Mir, not least the collapse of the state that built…