This latest research focuses on one of the most enigmatic landforms yet seen on the dwarf planet Pluto
Solar System
Solar System
Deep Space
A ghostly galaxy has been found just next door
The Gaia satellite has spotted an enormous ‘ghost’ galaxy lurking on the outskirts of the Milky Way
Deep Space
What happens to planets when galaxies collide?
A full on smashup or a near miss? We find out what happens to planets when their galaxies collide
Space Exploration
Parker Solar Probe Update: Spacecraft remains intact after close encounter
The Parker Solar Probe recently made the closest approach to the Sun by any other spacecraft before it
Deep Space
Supermassive black holes caught in the act of merging
The act of galaxies merging are extreme events and result in anarchy that is superb to observe
Deep Space
Astronomers spot a distant galactic fountain
The continuous outflow and inflow of molecular gas in the galaxy cluster Abell 2597 has never been seen before
Deep Space
Finding aliens with laser precision
A recent study claims that a power-enough laser aimed into space could be detectable from as far as 20,000 light years away
FutureTech
Future Tech: Pluto hopper
A NASA project is working on a new way to slow down planetary spacecraft to enable an ingenious hopping dwarf planet mission
Astronomy
Heroes of Space: Edwin Hubble
How one of the world’s greatest astronomers shaped our understanding of the universe
Space Exploration
Heroes of Space: The Mercury 13 crew
In a time of gender prejudice, these women were denied the chance to fly into space, despite their obvious and remarkable capabilities
Space Exploration
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has gone silent
This concludes the revolutionary mission to the Asteroid Belt after 11 years of service
Astronomy
The event that changed the Milky Way
ESA’s Gaia found evidence in the night sky that points to the fact our galaxy did not form alone
Deep Space
Black hole’s flaring hot spots prove decade-old theory
The recent detection of flares circling the heavy-weight objects has revealed how they grow and consume matter
Space Exploration
Mission to the Trojan asteroids has been given the ‘green light’
NASA’s Lucy mission will visit a collection of asteroids and is due to launch in 2021
Space Exploration
Kepler retires from exoplanet-hunting duties
The space telescope has ran out of the fuel needed to advance on its already-impressive nine years of service
Deep Space
Astronomers observe powerful molecular wind from distant galaxy
The Large Millimeter Telescope in Mexico has revealed this rare outflow from 800 million light years away
Space Exploration
Hayabusa2 prepares to collect a sample from Ryugu
Hayabusa2 has sent rovers and landers to the surface of Ryugu, and now it’s time to have a look itself
Space Exploration
Could there be an orbiter at Pluto in the near future?
Scientists and engineers are seriously discussing the possibility of sending an orbiter to Pluto and beyond into the Kuiper Belt
Solar System
Mysterious ‘wave trains’ have been detected on Jupiter
NASA’s Juno spacecraft spotted massive waves of air shifting through the upper atmosphere of Jupiter
Astronomy
Hubble is slowly returning to action
Additional tests are needed before Hubble can resume normal science operations