If the Moon was to make an approach to Earth, at what point would its material begin to be stripped?
Solar System
Solar System
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
Why are neutron stars so heavy?
We investigate why this is the case
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
Deep Space
How many types of black hole are there?
These high-gravity objects come in more flavours than you might expect
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
Solar System
On which planet would I weigh the least?
The answer might surprise you