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Q & A
Q & A
Deep Space
The universal mystery of the missing mass
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has used X-ray powers for the greater good to help solve the long-standing mystery of Universe’s matter
Deep Space
Is dark matter hiding a mirror world?
We find out if this material is harbouring a reflection of the cosmos
Astronomy
Heroes of Space: Clyde Tombaugh
The amateur astronomer who discovered Pluto and visited the dwarf planet after his death
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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Space Exploration
Heroes of Space: Professor Stephen Hawking
We take a look at the life so far of one of the greatest physicists of the modern day.
Astronomy
Heroes of Space: Henrietta Swan Leavitt
On this day in 1868 an unsung astronomer, who helped to discover our place in the universe, was born
Deep Space
What is Heat Death?
Is this one of the ways the universe could end?
Deep Space
What is a mini black hole?
Are these dense objects scattered throughout the universe?
Deep Space
Newly discovered Star Trek world ‘dead ringer’ for Spock’s home planet
The Dharma Planet Survey has shown that science fiction may be a little less so
Deep Space
What happens when two galaxies collide?
Do things crash together or is it more serene?
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
Is there a centre of the universe?
Gemma Lavender gets to the bottom of this question for us.
Deep Space
Astronomers finally find the universe’s ‘missing matter’
Ordinary matter, or ‘baryons’, make up all physical objects in existence, from stars to the cores of black holes
Deep Space
What is a magnetar?
Is a magnetar some kind of magnetic star? Find out here
Deep Space
Where did the first particles of light come from?
The very first particles of light came from somewhere. We find out where
Deep Space
What shape is space?
There’s plenty of it, so what shape do we think the universe is?
Deep Space
What makes hypervelocity stars move so fast?
We take a look at what causes these stars to speed across the universe
Deep Space
Stephen Hawking: “I was playing poker with Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton and Commander Data on the Starship Enterprise!”
Back in 2014, we caught up with the great scientist to get his thoughts on the universe, his cameo in Star Trek: The Next Generation and why we could be living in a hologram