Stars are a fundamental part to our universe, but what purpose do they serve?
Deep Space
Deep Space
Solar System
Pluto could be a ‘giant comet’
New research into the formation of Pluto explores the idea that the dwarf planet was originally formed from ancient comets
Space Exploration
GRACE-FO twin satellites have been launched successfully
The next generation of satellites that will closely monitor Earth’s water movement are now accommodated in space
Deep Space
Hubble compiles a complete ultraviolet catalogue of galaxies
50 galaxies within our cosmic backyard have been studied extensively in visible and ultraviolet images
Deep Space
Astronomers detect the most distant oxygen ever discovered
This oxygen detection provides strong evidence that star formation occurred just 250 million years after the Big Bang
Solar System
Searching for signs of Martian life in the United Kingdom
A series of acidic streams in Dorset, United Kingdom, resemble Mars billions of years ago, which could help scientists find microbial life on Mars
Space Exploration
NASA will send a helicopter to Mars!
On board NASA’s Mars 2020 rover will be a helicopter the size of a softball which will provide the first-ever technological demonstration of aircraft analysis on Mars
Solar System
Exiled asteroid found in the Kuiper Belt
Astronomers confirm the existence of the first carbon-rich lump of space rock in the outer reaches of the Solar System
FutureTech
Futuretech: Moonstream
NASA’s art and design outreach projects have produced a stylish Moon rover
Space Exploration
‘Polo!’: Mars-bound CubeSats are alive and well
The twin MarCO spacecraft, cruising to the Red Planet along with NASA’s InSight lander, have relayed to Earth that they’re in good health
FutureTech
Parker Solar Probe: NASA’s Sun-skimming spacecraft
Things are heating up at NASA as Solar Probe Plus prepares to take a plunge into the Sun
Astronomy
Review: Vixen VMC110L Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope
Good things come in small packages, and this Maksutov-Cassegrain is a testament to that exactly
Space Exploration
Watch LIVE: NASA launches its mission to Mars
Wherever you are in the world, don’t miss the blast off of NASA’s InSight by tuning into our livestream
Deep Space
Stephen Hawking’s final theory
This new theory challenges our current understanding of the universe and the initial Big Bang
Space Exploration
Parker Solar Probe sensor passes a final test
The closest Sun-like simulation has put a key sensor for the NASA space probe through its paces
Solar System
Lunar surface holds the key for tool calibration
The Moon’s relatively static surface is the ideal calibration candidate for Earth-observing instruments
Deep Space
Hubble spots a supernova’s surviving companion
17 years after the initial supernova, astronomers have photographed its companion star for the first time ever
Solar System
Is it possible for Neptune and Pluto to collide given that their orbits cross?
A head-on collision, a near miss or not even possible? We find out if these two planets can actually collide
Astronomy
Galaxies swell up as they age
Analysis of over 800 galaxies shows that there is a relationship between a galaxy’s age and size
Solar System
Why doesn’t our Solar System have a hot Jupiter?
We find out why one of these exotic planets can’t be found in our Solar System