The first module of the Chinese Space Station launched in April, and on 17 June it…
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NASA image captures powerful energy at the heart of the Milky Way
Bright threads of energy and gas plumes interweave at the Milky Way’s heart in a new…
Mysterious dimming of Betelgeuse was the result of star ejecting gas
Betelgeuse, usually one of the brightest stars in the sky, dimmed by about 65 per cent…
Enormous strands of galaxies in the cosmic web appear to be spinning
Clusters of galaxies in the universe are connected by colossal filaments that stretch across hundreds of…
Dark matter is slowing down the slab of stars at our galaxy’s centre
At the centre of the Milky Way is an enormous bar of stars from which the…
China's Zhurong Mars rover took a group selfie with its lander
China has released the first batch of science images from its Zhurong Mars rover, following its…
The European Space Agency is sending another spacecraft to Venus
NASA’s two planned missions to Venus are getting a companion – the European Space Agency has…
What would happen if there was no moon? Science with Sam explains
What does the moon actually do? Does it really need to be there? And, what would…
Thousands of mysterious radio signals blast through the universe daily
Astronomers have discovered many more fast radio bursts in space, almost quadruple the amount known previously.…
Wind from supermassive black holes may help small galaxies thrive
Some supermassive black holes blast out powerful winds that astrophysicists suspected could kill small neighbouring galaxies…