Space

Our place in the Universe is but the tiniest speck on the map of all known matter. We're out there, floating around in the big, wide mystery that is space.

Everest-sized ‘Devil comet’ tonight: How to see the once-in-a-lifetime 2024 event

The 'unused building block of the Solar System' is hurtling towards the Sun, leaving behind a trail of dust and gas. If you’re lucky, you might just catch a glimpse.
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Stunning new image of black hole at centre of our galaxy revealed

The groundbreaking image shows a strong magnetic field spiralling at the edge of Sagittarius A*.
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Auroras tonight: How to spot the 2024 northern lights

A massive solar storm is set to create a spectacular light show tonight, possibly as far south as the midwest US.
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Solar system planets in order: A complete guide

The best facts about all the planets closest to Earth.
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The next generation of drugs could be made in space. Here’s why

A California start-up recently recovered a batch of drugs manufactured by an automated satellite, but what are the benefits and challenges of making pharmaceuticals in orbit?
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What is Ashen light?

Trick of the light or naturally occurring phenomenon?
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How can we still talk to Voyager 2, even though it’s billions of miles away?

In 2018, Voyager 2 became only the second human-made object to enter the space between the stars.
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Spring equinox 2024 today: Exactly what and when is it?

Time to shrug off the winter cobwebs and finally start venturing outside again.
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If you farted hard enough in space, could you move yourself around?

You can eat as many beans as you like in space, apparently.
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Groundbreaking study could reveal secrets of how planets are born

The discovery could reveal in greater detail where another planet like Earth is forming.
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Could we terraform Mars?

Dune is set on a desert planet in a distant star system, where science has enabled humans to live and breathe. Could we use the same technology to terraform Mars?
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This bizarre quantum theory could finally explain how our Universe began

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of the 'inflation field'.
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This hidden ice base is mining the Antarctic for ghostly cosmic particles

Neutrinos are everywhere, yet they’re almost impossible to detect. Now, some of these ghostly particles have been picked up coming from the Milky Way for the first time.
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The 4 biggest questions about alien life, answered by an astrobiologist

Scientists are becoming increasingly optimistic that extraterrestrial life is out there. Could we finally be on the brink of finding it?
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5 very very strange objects aboard the US Moon probe landing today

The US is preparing for its first return to the Moon in 50 years. But there are some things you might not expect on the IM-1 mission.
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Moon illusion tonight: How to see the stunning 'lunar shadows'

Top tips for observing tricks of the light on the Moon throughout the end of February and March.
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CERN’s new 91km long ‘atom-smasher’ could soon reveal how our Universe will end

Plans for a new underground ‘atom-smasher’ sound ambitious, but they could be the key to unlocking the true nature of the Higgs Boson and, ultimately, our Universe.
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