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…

Comets may bring ingredients for life most easily to clustered planets

Comets may be a key source for the building blocks of life, but the only planetary…

JWST has taken an astonishing image of a baby star with powerful jets

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s image of Herbig-Haro 211 ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, Tom Ray This newborn…

Data leak means anyone can see when astronauts urinate on the ISS

The toilet on the International Space Station European Space Agency Anyone with access to the internet…

Dark stars: Have we finally found a weird sun powered by dark matter?

IN THE early days – and we are talking very early, not long after the big…

Eris and Makemake might be hiding unexpected oceans of liquid water

An artist’s illustration of Makemake NASA, ESA, and A. Parker Icy rocks in the outer solar…