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Is this the world’s toughest word search? We dare you to try it
We challenge you to find the scientific terms in this monster of a puzzle – and…
2024 review: Stunning JWST images that reveal the beauty of space
In its short existence, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has transformed our understanding of the…
Earth had a temporary mini-moon that was a chunk of the real moon
There may be more moon-born asteroids near Earth than we thought ESA/P.Carril A huge rock orbiting…
Dazzling auroras lit up the skies in 2024 and we may see more in 2025
In May, auroras turned the night sky amazing colours in Tucson, Arizona Sean Parker Seeing the…
Saturn’s rings may be far older than we thought
Saturn and its rings, as imaged by the Cassini spacecraft in 2016 NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute The…
The sun may spit out giant solar flares more often than we thought
This relatively small solar flare from October – the bright flash in the centre spotted by…
Parker Solar Probe will soon go deeper into the sun than ever before
Illustration of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe NASA GSFC/CIL/Brian Monroe In less than two weeks, a spacecraft…
Earth may have had its water delivered by a vast cloud of vapour
The sun may have created a cloud of water gas by vaporising asteroids ESA/Hubble Copyright: NASA,…
Space was for sale in 2024 as private missions led by Elon Musk boomed
Jared Isaacman partially exited a SpaceX Crew Dragon craft in September SpaceX Private companies reached several…