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FutureTech
Future Tech: Can black holes be used to power interstellar spacecraft?
Space flight between the stars will need a tremendous amount of energy – and we may be able to store it in a miniature black hole
Deep Space
New image release: Hubble’s weird perspective of a spiral galaxy
Believe it or not, this long, luminous streak, speckled with bright blisters and pockets of material, is a structure like our Milky Way
Deep Space
Astronomers map more of Milky Way’s puzzling cosmic void
The existence of the Local Void has been widely accepted, but it remained poorly studied because it lies behind the centre of our galaxy and is therefore heavily obscured from our view
Astronomy
Why can’t I see red dwarf stars with the naked eye?
The nearest star to our Sun is a red dwarf but why is it a struggle to see it?
Deep Space
Can you get a double supernova explosion?
One supernova explosion is enough to pack a punch, but can two go off at the same time?
Q & A
Quiz: How well do you know black holes?
Think you know everything there is about space’s weirdest objects? See how well you score in our quick-fire!
Space Exploration
New Horizons Update: Spacecraft reveals Ultima Thule as entirely new world
The Kuiper Belt Object’s remarkable appearance illuminates the processes that built the planets four and a half billion years ago
Deep Space
What’s the heaviest star cluster?
We find out who’s the heftiest stellar family of them all
News
Space telescope captures most of the early universe’s starlight
The analysis estimates the formation rate of stars and provides a reference for future missions that will explore the still-murky early days of stellar evolution
News
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Deep Space
What is the difference between a globular cluster and an open cluster?
They both contain stars but what’s the difference?
Deep Space
How close to the edge of a galaxy can planets exist?
Is there such a thing as a ‘galactic habitable zone’?
Deep Space
Astronomers find ‘space grease’ in Milky Way
“It’s not the kind of thing you’d want to spread on a slice of toast!”
Deep Space
Rare black hole seen shredding a star
This kind of event has only been clearly seen at the centre of a galaxy before, not at the outer edges
Astronomy
Are all the constellations made of stars in our own galaxy?
Where are the stars in various constellations located?
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
Deep Space
Astronomers could have discovered how dark matter interacts with galaxies
This study revealed that unusual X-ray results of galaxy clusters could be explained by dark matter
Deep Space
Record-breaking, low-oxygen galaxy provides snapshot into early universe
Dwarf galaxy J0811+4730 may serve well as a proxy for better understanding the developing chemistry of the young cosmos
Deep Space
Milky Way ‘not a typical galaxy’, new study finds
The research has thrown a wrench into what we know about how galaxies form