Apollo collection curator on what Neil Armstrong took to the moon

Teasel Muir-Harmony, curator of the Apollo spacecraft collection, on awesome astronauts, her passion for space history…

Alien water may have been found on interstellar comet Borisov

Comet Borisov was recently detected entering the solar system from interstellar space, and now it seems…

Surprisingly round asteroid may actually be the smallest dwarf planet

The best ever image of the asteroid Hygiea has revealed its shape for the first time…

Strange volcanic domes on Venus may be made from hot crystal mush

Venus has a few weird domes that seem to be different from the rest of its…

The solar system has too many moons – it's time for a cull

Designating rocks just a few kilometres across as moons is misleading and ridiculous. We need to…

Spot six planets in the sky this week: Mercury, Mars, Uranus and more

Late October is a great time to spot planets, says Abigail Beall, and with a few…

Don’t miss: Sleepless nights, ephemeral worlds and telepathic terrors

This week, endure entrancing, always-on art, learn about the planets that never were and watch a…

A sci-fi anthology offers widely divergent glimpses of the future

From alienated life in post-Arctic Sweden to the failure to engage with tech’s new intimacies, Helen…

Distant galaxies moving in sync hint at cosmic web across the universe

Astronomers have found that galaxies separated by large distances appear to be linked with neighbouring galaxies,…

Blue Origin assembles space industry dream team to build moon lander

Jeff Bezos’ space flight company Blue Origin has announced three established companies from the space industry…