A colour lithograph from 1877 depicts the Andromedid meteor shower of 1872 Antiqua Print Gallery/Alamy A…
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Tiny star found harbouring a huge planet that shouldn’t exist
An artist’s rendering of the view from LHS 3154b towards its tiny host star Penn State…
Six planets found orbiting a bright star 100 light years away
The six planets of the HD 110067 system orbit in a regular pattern due to their…
Key molecule for life may have formed on interstellar ice
Some scientists think amino acids formed in space and reached Earth via asteroids or meteorites Mark…
Our hunt for alien life needs solid guidelines for clear-cut success
BARELY a month goes by these days without the detection of a tantalising “sign of life”…
Glimpse of the earliest supernovae could reveal our cosmic origins
The galaxy GLASS-z12 shows signs of the earliest supernovae in the universe Naidu et al, P.…
Majestic photo shows China’s Tiangong space station in all its glory
China’s Tiangong space station, photographed from the Shenzhou 16 spacecraft China Manned Space China’s Tiangong space…
How to spot this year’s Geminid meteor shower
Graeme Whipps/Shutterstock I RECENTLY learned that the field of radio astronomy essentially started with a meteor…
Glimpse of the earliest supernova ever could reveal our cosmic origins
The galaxy GLASS-z12 shows signs of the earliest supernova in the universe Naidu et al, P.…
Strange way black holes lose energy could help solve cosmic puzzle
A polarised view of the black hole M87* with lines that mark the orientation of polarisation…