Space

Asteroid dust may have intensified the lethal heat that killed the dinosaurs

Asteroid dust may have intensified the lethal heat that killed the dinosaurs

Astrophysicist connects modern science with the traditions of South Africa's indigenous peoples

Astrophysicist connects modern science with the traditions of South Africa's indigenous peoples

BepiColombo begins arrival at Mercury after nearly eight years of flight

BepiColombo begins arrival at Mercury after nearly eight years of flight

Rogue Planets: Lonely worlds wandering through the Galaxy

Rogue Planets: Lonely worlds wandering through the Galaxy

MIT study: building blocks of life could survive in the acid clouds of Venus

MIT study: building blocks of life could survive in the acid clouds of Venus

Mars as a second home: what humanity will need to create a colony on the Red Planet

Mars as a second home: what humanity will need to create a colony on the Red Planet

First ocean-bearing planets may have emerged almost immediately after the Big Bang

First ocean-bearing planets may have emerged almost immediately after the Big Bang

Solar sails: How to fly in space without fuel

Solar sails: How to fly in space without fuel

Cosmonaut Harutyun Kiviryan passes pre-flight exam on ISS simulator

Cosmonaut Harutyun Kiviryan passes pre-flight exam on ISS simulator

Do white holes exist, and what does the Big Bang have to do with it?

Do white holes exist, and what does the Big Bang have to do with it?

What will happen to the human body on Mars?

What will happen to the human body on Mars?

Dark matter detector captures the weakest neutrinos ever detected

Dark matter detector captures the weakest neutrinos ever detected

Antarctic microbes survived in open space

Antarctic microbes survived in open space

Two comets will be visible in Autumn 2026

Two comets will be visible in Autumn 2026

NASA successfully launches Nancy Grace Roman space telescope – "Hubble's successor"

NASA successfully launches Nancy Grace Roman space telescope – "Hubble's successor"

Would a nuclear explosion stop a city-killer asteroid?

Would a nuclear explosion stop a city-killer asteroid?

What would a person see if they fell into a black hole?

What would a person see if they fell into a black hole?

Scientists have learned to predict how muscles will adapt to lunar gravity

Scientists have learned to predict how muscles will adapt to lunar gravity

A ninth planet may be hiding in the Solar System

A ninth planet may be hiding in the Solar System

The Roman space telescope will reveal the Universe as Hubble and JWST cannot

The Roman space telescope will reveal the Universe as Hubble and JWST cannot

10,000 tiny probes to Saturn's rings and robots in lunar caves: NASA funds 18 visionary ideas

10,000 tiny probes to Saturn's rings and robots in lunar caves: NASA funds 18 visionary ideas

20 years without planet status: Will Pluto get its title back?

20 years without planet status: Will Pluto get its title back?

What happens when a supermassive black hole "switches off"

What happens when a supermassive black hole "switches off"

"Dark photons" back in play: scientists revise constraints on dark matter

"Dark photons" back in play: scientists revise constraints on dark matter

Martian crater from The Martian captured in new detailed video

Martian crater from The Martian captured in new detailed video

How NASA's primary training centre is changing in the era of commercial space stations

How NASA's primary training centre is changing in the era of commercial space stations

Astronomers have found the fastest star in the Milky Way—it races around a black hole at 8% of the speed of light

Astronomers have found the fastest star in the Milky Way—it races around a black hole at 8% of the speed of light

Earth’s microbes may survive on the Moon. Even a bootprint is enough to shield them

Earth’s microbes may survive on the Moon. Even a bootprint is enough to shield them

A deep partial lunar eclipse on 27–28 August: an almost total "Blood Moon"

A deep partial lunar eclipse on 27–28 August: an almost total "Blood Moon"

Cosmic acceleration explained without dark energy — a hint of quantum gravity

Cosmic acceleration explained without dark energy — a hint of quantum gravity