Galaxies are so massive that they bend light around them, which happens 10 times more often…
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Anousheh Ansari interview: Why everyone should see Earth from space
The X Prize Foundation CEO on her unique experience as the first self-funded woman to fly…
US Air Force 'chameleon' satellites can be reconfigured in orbit
Most satellites are launched with fix hardware and software that can’t be changed, but the US…
This 3.2 gigapixel cauliflower is the largest photograph ever taken
To test the sensors in the largest digital camera ever built, scientists at the SLAC National…
China seems to have launched a secret reusable space plane
Early on 4 September, China launched a rocket carrying a “reusable experimental spacecraft” according to the…
SpaceX says tests show Starlink satellites deliver high-speed internet
SpaceX is testing the use of space lasers to transfer data between its Starlink satellites, which…
The moon really may have strange effects on our health
Any lunar influence on our health has long been dismissed as unscientific. But new evidence means…
Inside the ISS: Astronauts tell their amazing tales of living in space
Real-life accounts of International Space Station crew members Samantha Cristoforetti and Terry Virts capture the extraordinarily…
Gravitational wave detectors have found their biggest black hole yet
Gravitational wave observatories LIGO and Virgo have spotted their biggest black hole yet at 142 times…
Travelling through a wormhole without dying may actually be possible
Most of the wormholes that could theoretically exist cannot be traversed, but adding an extra dimension…