A white dwarf acts as a lens for the light of the star behind it NASA/JPL-Caltech…
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How to see tonight’s northern lights – the strongest in 20 years
People across the UK and US may glimpse a special light show tonight Marc Hilton/iStockphoto/Getty Images…
Dozens of stars show signs of Dyson spheres built by advanced alien civilisations
Dyson spheres could capture the energy from a star dotted zebra/Alamy Two surveys of millions of…
Invisible ‘dark radiation’ may explain a big problem with dark energy
A slice through the largest 3D map of our universe to date laire Lamman/DESI collaboration There…
Mars is blasting plasma out of its atmosphere into space
The Red Planet launches large bursts of plasma into space from its upper atmosphere, much like…
Has the biggest problem in cosmology finally been solved?
A spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major NASA, ESA, A. Riess (STScI/JHU) The following…
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft launch delayed due to rocket fault
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft approaching the International Space Station in 2022 NASA Boeing’s Starliner capsule will have…
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is about to make its first crewed flight
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft approaching the International Space Station NASA Boeing’s Starliner capsule is finally making its…
Mysterious space signals may come from a dead star with a planet
Artist’s impression showing a fast radio burst travelling from a distant host galaxy to reach Earth…
China is sending its Chang’e 6 spacecraft to the far side of the moon
The Chang’e 6 lunar probe sits atop its rocket at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in…