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New Scientist – Space
Rare exoplanet alignment set for 2026 – but we are likely to miss it
Two exoplanets are set to cross their star in alignment as viewed from Earth Nazarii_Neshcherenskyi/Shutterstock An…
Weird clump in the early universe is piping hot and we don’t know why
This galaxy cluster should be much, much colder than it is Lingxiao Yuan A young galaxy…
Gargantuan black hole may be a remnant from the dawn of the universe
Primordial black holes are hypothesised to have formed shortly after the big bang Shutterstock/Mohd. Afuza An…
2026 Mars mission will set out to solve the mystery of its moons
The MMX probe will visit Mars’s moons JAXA The mystery of how Mars acquired its moons,…
Rare Saturn-sized rogue planet is first to have its mass measured
Artist’s impression of the free-floating planet lensing light from a distant source J. Skowron/OGLE Nearly 10,000…
Three supermassive black holes have been spotted merging into one
Supermassive black holes occasionally devour or merge with other black holes MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Three…
Star that seemed to vanish more than 130 years ago is found again
An image captured by a telescope at the Grasslands Observatory in Arizona. The “x” is where…
The century-long hunt for the gigantic meteorite that vanished
It all started with an overheard conversation between some camel herders. The year was 1916, and…
The best space pictures of 2025, from supernovae to moon landings
The supernova remnant SNR 0509-67.5 as seen by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope ESO/P.…