The first atoms fused into molecules about 400,000 years after the big bang, and now we’ve…
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Black hole breakthrough: a lot done, much more to do
The first direct image of a black hole is another triumph for Einstein’s general relativity –…
Our nearest neighbour Proxima Centauri may host a second exoplanet
Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the solar system, and it may be home to…
Saturn’s moon Titan has an alien lake district that looks like Earth
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft used radar data to scan the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan, helping us…
There is water just under the surface of the moon that we could use
When there’s a meteor shower on the moon, the impacts cause puffs of water, which means…
How do you name a black hole? It is actually pretty complicated
The first black hole ever directly imaged now has been nicknamed Pōwehi, but making the name…
NASA traced a meteorite back to its original home in deep space
An impact in the inner asteroid belt 22 million years ago was responsible for a meteorite…
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket has flown its first commercial flight
The Falcon Heavy rocket’s maiden flight was last February, but now it has launched a satellite for…
Israel's Beresheet lunar lander has crashed on the moon
The first privately funded lunar lander, SpaceIL’s Beresheet spacecraft, suffered an engine failure and crashed as…
What happened when one twin went to space and the other stayed home?
Astronaut twin brothers Scott and Mark Kelly took part in a unique space travel experiment and…