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Deep Space

How many types of black hole are there?

These high-gravity objects come in more flavours than you might expect

Deep Space

Why are neutron stars so heavy?

We investigate why this is the case

Solar System

On which planet would I weigh the least?

Out of the eight planets, from Mercury to Neptune, on which of these would you weigh the least?

Solar System

How close would the Moon need to get to Earth until it was pulled apart?

If the Moon was to make an approach to Earth, at what point would its material begin to be stripped?

Solar System

Small bodies in the Solar System spotted with their own rings

Asteroid Chariklo and dwarf planet Haumea have managed to form and maintain their own rings

Space Exploration

Can astronauts land on a comet?

Sophie Allan at the National Space Centre looks at whether astronauts can land on the surface of comets – our Solar System’s travelling space snowballs

Solar System

What would happen if a black hole entered our Solar System?

Hint: it doesn’t end well for Earth…

Deep Space

What is a black hole made of?

What do we know about these rather intense gravitational regions?

Solar System

What keeps Saturn’s rings in place?

We find out how Saturn is able to hold onto its stunning rings

Solar System

What would happen if Saturn moved past Earth?

Hint: it doesn’t end well for our planet

Deep Space

Can a black hole ever fill up?

Is there a limit to how much these exotic objects can consume?

Deep Space

Astronomers have made the largest map of the universe yet

Using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), the first map of the large-scale structure of the universe has been created – based entirely on the positions of quasars

News

FREE PREVIEW: All About Space issue 60

We head to Mars to celebrate the Opportunity rover’s greatest discoveries of all time in the latest issue – out now!

News

Astronomers use empty space to figure out dark energy

Researchers looking for new ways to probe the nature of the universe have adopted a new strategy: looking at what’s not there

News

Black holes could have “back doors” to another universe

A recent study suggests that matter might in fact survive its foray into these space objects and come out the other side

News

Gravitational vortex discovered around black hole

“It is a bit like twisting a spoon in honey”

News

Astronomers witness star stripping away young planet’s atmosphere

Astronomers searching for the galaxy’s youngest planets have found compelling evidence for one unlike any other

News

Mysterious ripples found in planet-forming disc around nearby star

Moving features within the dusty disc surrounding young star AU Microscopii have been discovered

News

Funky light signal provides evidence for black hole ‘death spiral’

Two space telescopes have provided the most compelling confirmation yet for a collision between two black holes

News

Star-eating galaxy reveals how Milky Way was formed

The insatiable appetite of a spiral galaxy brings us a step closer in understanding how our galaxy was made

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