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Odd stellar couple discovered by super telescope array
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has discovered that two young stars forming from the same swirling protoplanetary disc could in fact be twins
Astronomy
Californian observatory to ‘get up close’ to comet Wirtanen
With data, astronomers will put together a more complete picture of the comet and what drives its activity
Astronomy
NIGHT SKY: See a bright comet make a close flyby this Sunday
On 16 Sunday December, comet 46P/Wirtanen will make one of the 10 closest approaches of Earth in 70 years – and you may even be able to see it without a telescope
Solar System
Can you drink water from other planets?
We take a look at whether a glass of alien water is safe for us to drink
FutureTech
New Worlds mission: Hunting for alien life using a starshade
By putting a huge umbrella into space, we could come closer to finding extraterrestrial life
Space Exploration
Heroes of Space: Ham the chimpanzee
As the first primate in space, Ham paved the way for human exploration
Space Exploration
Heroes of Space: Shannon Lucid
The staunch space heroine who blazed a trail for female astronauts
Space Answers on Twitter
Astronomy
Christmas gifts that every space fan needs
With the holiday season just around the corner, All About Space selects the space gifts sure to delight any fan of the universe
Deep Space
Hubble spots a exoplanet rapidly evaporating
The search for hot-Neptunes has led to the discovery of GJ 3470b that is losing its atmosphere at a tremendous rate
Solar System
Rosetta detected the birth of a baby bow shock
Rosetta flew through the bow shock before it had fully formed, offering a unique perspective on comets in the Solar System
Deep Space
Calibrating the cosmic mile markers
Astronomers need their measurements of type Ia supernovae to be precise in order to correctly measure the expansion of the universe
Space Exploration
Water has already been spotted on the surface of the asteroid Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has already spotted the signs for water residing in the asteroid’s surface
Space Exploration
InSight listens to the winds of Mars
NASA’s InSight lander has recently arrived at Mars and has detected the rumbles caused by Martian wind
FutureTech
Ghost Ship to Alpha Centauri
It’s all hands on deck to Alpha Centauri aboard the interstellar Ghost Ship
Space Exploration
Heroes of Space: Hugh L. Dryden
The unsung hero who built NASA into the world’s greatest space agency.
Astronomy
Heroes of Space: Tycho Brahe
Read on to learn more about the peculiar life of the last great naked eye astronomer
Deep Space
Can we work out an exoplanet’s colour?
We’re able to detect them but is it possible to figure out the colours of the distant worlds we find?
Deep Space
How are pulsars used to identify our position in space?
Read on to find out how these beacons of electromagnetic radiation act like GPS satellites
Deep Space
What level of oxygen is indicative of life on an exoplanet?
We take a look at the atmospheres of some distant worlds to find out
Astronomy
Helium exoplanet found to be inflated like a balloon
Astronomers have discovered a distant planet with an abundance of helium in its atmosphere, which has swollen to resemble an inflated balloon