Space Exploration

How do rockets work?

We find out how manned and unmanned spacecraft are propelled into space from Earth

Space Exploration

Is it possible for a spacecraft to be self-sustaining?

A craft with this ability would need to rely on plant life being able to flourish in space

Dieting black hole dims its host galaxy

Astronomers may have solved the mystery of the peculiar volatile behaviour of a supermassive black hole

Astronomers probe star that’s both very old and very young

For years, we’ve puzzled over a massive age-defying star lodged deep in the Milky Way

Saturn spacecraft unaffected by Planet Nine, says NASA

Contrary to recent reports, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is not experiencing unexplained deviations in its orbit around the ringed giant

Do black holes actually suck?

We take a look at the answer to this fascinating question

What happens when a star’s fuel runs out?

We find out what happens when a star uses up all of its fuel

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