A deep-field image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope containing thousands of distant galaxies NASA,…
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K2-18b: Astronomers double down on claim of strongest evidence for alien life
An artist’s impression of the exoplanet K2-18b NASA Astronomers are still arguing about whether we have…
Already know the Big Dipper? There’s more to this group of stars
“Most people can recognise the Plough…” VCG/VCG via Getty Images Some of my earliest stargazing memories…
Strange ‘sticky’ dark matter could be lurking in a distant galaxy
Galaxy SDSS J0946+1006 acts as a gravitational lens, helping astronomers see the signs of dark matter…
Risk of a star destroying the solar system is higher than expected
A passing star could send planets scattering Triff/Shutterstock Stars whizzing by our solar system could cause…
Out of This World and Into the Next review: A doe-eyed look at space exploration is inadequate for the zeitgeist
The Martian’s Mark Watney (Matt Damon): on Mars, but not by choice Moviestore Collection Ltd/Alamy Out of…
One half of the moon is hotter than the other
A map showing anomalies in the moon’s gravitational field, based on data from NASA’s GRAIL mission…
Alien megastructures would likely self-destruct before we spot them
An artist’s impression of a Dyson sphere Aicrovision/Shutterstock If advanced alien civilisations are building vast satellite…
Was a famous supernova an alien invader from another galaxy?
A composite image of the remnant of Kepler’s Supernova NASA/CXC/SAO/D.Patnaude One of the most famous exploding…
Failed Soviet probe will soon crash to Earth – and we don’t know where
Kosmos 482 was originally set to go to Venus, but never made it there Wikimedia Commons…