When Michael Collins floated above the far side of the moon during the Apollo 11 mission…
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Quasi periodic eruptions: Powerful blasts of X-rays could reveal a black hole waking from sleep
An artist’s impression of gas and dust around the massive black hole at the centre of…
Claims of alien life are overhyped – and miss the real accomplishment
Real aliens may not be so obvious, if we ever find them Naeblys/Alamy If you’re the…
Most accurate space clock set to launch – and count down to destruction
Canadarm2, the robotic arm on the ISS built by the Canadian Space Agency ESA/NASA The most…
Will we ever have confirmation of life outside our solar system?
Artist’s impression of the exoplanet K2-18b A. Smith/N. Mandhusudhan One of the strongest signs of life…
Astronomers claim strongest evidence of alien life yet
Artist’s impression of the planet K2-18b and its host star ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser Astronomers claim to…
Exoplanet found in odd perpendicular orbit to brown dwarf star pair
An artist’s impression of the exoplanet 2M1510 (AB) b’s unusual orbit around a pair of brown…
Apophis: The race to visit the asteroid making the closest pass by Earth
The asteroid Apophis, named after the Egyptian god of chaos and destruction ESA-Science Office In four…
How to spot Haumea, one of the solar system’s strangest objects
An artist’s illustration of Haumea Science Photo Library/Alamy I find the outer reaches of our solar…
How to spot the 2025 Lyrids and Eta Aquarids meteor showers
The Eta Aquarids meteor shower as visible in Sri Lanka in 2024 Thilina Kaluthotage/NurPhoto/ Getty Images…