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Stunning image shows the closest ever Einstein ring
The closest ever Einstein ring, picked up by the European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope ESA…
Astronomers have spotted the largest known object in the universe
Artist’s illustration of the large-scale structure of the universe Science Photo Library/Alamy Astronomers have found the…
Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Earth in 2032 – how worried should we be?
Asteroids have the potential for widespread destruction muratart/Shutterstock Telescopes around the world are currently trained on…
The Meteorite Hunters review: A thrilling guide to an Indiana Jones-like world
A bolide (bright) meteor, in remote Canada Stocktrek Images, Inc./Alamy The Meteorite HuntersJoshua Howgego (Oneworld (UK,…
Grand canyons formed on moon in minutes after colossal asteroid strike
A view of two large canyons on the moon radiating from the Schrödinger basin NASASVSErnie T.…
How to spot Bode’s galaxy this month
M81 or Bode’s galaxy Alf Jacob Nilsen/Alamy There is something about seeing our home from a…
These interstellar spaceship designs are wildly impractical
While researching Starbound, my new book on the realities of interstellar travel, I was often surprised…
Why we must investigate Phobos, the solar system’s strangest object
Walter Myers/Science Photo Library Next to Earth, Mars may be the most-studied world in our solar…
Most detailed survey of spaceborne particles yet opens new mysteries
The AMS particle detector on the International Space Station NASA An 11-year-long survey of the particles…