Lunar dust can be melted with a laser to make a strong, glassy material – and…
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Samples from asteroid Bennu contain the key ingredients of life
The asteroid Bennu was sampled by NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex mission, which returned to Earth last month. Researchers…
How the balloon analogy for an expanding universe is almost perfect
If space-time is expanding, then why does gravity seem to pull things together? Physics can be…
Two giant planets collided and vaporised in a distant star system
A star behaving strangely was the first clue that astronomers were witnessing two Neptune-sized planets smashing…
The quantum experiment that could help find evidence of the multiverse
Scars of collisions with other universes could show up in radiation from the big bang. A…
Slicing the moon in half would be disastrous for Earth – but beautiful
The moon can be a scourge for astronomers, so the Dead Planets Society has figured out…
ISS livestream: Watch a live link-up with astronaut Andreas Mogensen
ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, commander on the International Space Station, answers questions from students at New…
How to see the Draconid meteor shower peak tonight
The Draconid meteor shower is happening between 6 and 10 October, peaking on 9 October, and…
How asteroids can help us understand our place in the cosmos
With the recent launch of the Psyche mission and the return of samples from the asteroid…
Largest known solar storm struck Earth 14,300 years ago
By comparing the rings of 140 trees buried in the bank of a French river, researchers…