Dimorphos as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope after colliding with NASA’s DART spacecraft NASA/ESA/STScI/Hubble A…
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Japan launches SLIM moon lander and XRISM X-ray space telescope on same rocket
JAXA launched a moon lander and space telescope on the same rocket BJ Warnick/Newscom/Alamy Japan has…
Why it’s a big deal that India beat Russia in the new race to the moon
3D image of the Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander on the moon ISRO/LEOS/SAC The following is an extract…
The universe’s evolution seems to be slowing and we don’t know why
The universe is evolving more slowly than expected Javier Zayas Photography via Getty Images There may…
How to spot green comet Nishimura in the skies this week
Comet Nishimura photographed from Spain on 12 August Javier Zayas Photography/Getty Images This week, observers in…
Could we tweak the solar system to make Pluto a planet again?
Pluto’s back, baby! Seventeen years after it was demoted from planet to dwarf planet, it is…
The earliest black holes seen by JWST appear to be unusually massive
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured images of extremely distant galaxies and supermassive black holes…
Karman Space Programme: Reusable rocket built by students is about to launch
The Karman Space Programme team and prototype Vega rocket Enoch Wong/Karman Space Programme A group of…
It’s a great time to see the Cygnus constellation – here’s how
CYGNUS the swan is a beautiful constellation filled with plenty of interesting stars and deep-sky objects.…
Comets may bring ingredients for life most easily to clustered planets
Worlds with nearby neighbours can slow comets enough to let the building blocks of life survive…