NASA picture is best yet of a permanently shadowed region on the moon

The new ShadowCam instrument has sent its first image back from lunar orbit, showing the inside…

JWST finds that ancient galaxies contain fewer stars than we expected

A group of ancient galaxies examined by the James Webb Space Telescope contain an order of…

First satellite launch from the UK failed due to an ‘anomaly’

Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket and a group of nine satellites it was taking to low-Earth orbit…

Livestream: First satellite launch from the UK

First satellite launch from the UK set to go ahead tonight in Cornwall Click…

First satellite launch from the UK set to go ahead tonight in Cornwall

Cosmic Girl, a modified Boeing 747 plane, is set to carry Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket and…

First satellite launch from the UK set to go ahead in Cornwall

Cosmic Girl, a modified Boeing 747 plane, is set to carry Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket and…

The stargazing spectacles you need to put in your diary for 2023

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Strangely strong interstellar meteorites may come from supernovae

The two interstellar meteorites identified so far seem to be significantly stronger than local meteorites, which…

Spacecraft are heading to a metal asteroid and Jupiter's moons in 2023

The JUICE and Psyche mission are set to blast off in 2023, with the aim of…

How Vera C. Rubin telescope could halve interference from satellites

A telescope at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory could cut satellite interference in its images by…