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Planet in the 'forbidden zone' of dead star could reveal Earth's fate
A distant planet should have been consumed when its star expanded to become a red giant,…
Jo Dunkley interview: The astrophysicist who may be about to discover how the universe began
Some 13.8 billion years ago, the universe began in a big bang – or, at least,…
Astronauts may need medical evacuation from one-third of moon missions
Medically evacuating an astronaut from space is difficult and expensive, and a new model predicts that…
Bacteria on the space station are evolving for life in space
The International Space Station has its own distinctive microbiome Dima Zel/Shutterstock Bacteria on board the International…
We’ve just doubled the number of gravitational waves we can find
Gravitational wave detectors use laser beams in tubes that span kilometres The Virgo Collaboration Gravitational waves…
See the world’s best space images from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 award
Astronomy Photographer of the Year, the annual photo competition showcasing all things space, is back. Ed…
Strange binary star system has three Earth-sized exoplanets
Exoplanets in binary star systems usually orbit both stars, but astronomers have now spotted three planets…
Current laws cannot protect civilians in space if something goes wrong
If you watched the live video of billionaire Jason Isaacman popping his head out of a…
Black hole’s jets are so huge that they may shake up cosmology
Illustration of the giant black hole jets known as Porphyrion Caltech A pair of jets blasting…