Space

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.

What is the ekpyrotic Universe theory?

What if there was no beginning of time?
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The first commercial space station is nearly here. And it could change space forever

Next year, a team of astronauts will enter a new kind of space station – not built by a nation, but by a startup
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The UFOs that scientists think are real, but can't explain

Nature's UFOs are even weirder and more mysterious than flying saucers.
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Why does Mars have such a weird shape?

It might have something to do with a missing, ancient moon named Nerio
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This ‘impossible’ quantum discovery could rewrite the rules of existence

Physicists may have got something fundamentally wrong about the world’s most essential particles. The truth could change our understandings of the Universe
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Have we ever intercepted anything from aliens?

We’ve detected strange things in space – just not aliens. Yet
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From 9/11 to Hurricane Katrina: 15 unforgettable photos of Earth from space

As its mission ends, we look back at Landsat 7's most stunning and revealing images – a visual record of a world in constant change
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Quantum science is humanity's next giant leap. Here's what that means for planet Earth

Quantum physics is really confusing, but scientists are finally beginning to make some sense of it all
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End of the Universe: 4 ways our cosmic apocalypse could unfold

A supercollider may one day help us predict the fate of the Universe. Scientists will use it to find a hidden instability built into the fabric of existence… one that could destroy everything.
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Strange signals are reaching us from a dead galaxy. Here's what we know...

New discoveries are shaking up what little we thought we knew about fast radio bursts
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Here's what's (probably) on the other side of a black hole

A new theory about what happens when black holes die could solve one of the biggest mysteries in physics.
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The Dark Universe: Why we're about to solve the biggest mystery in science

A researcher searching for the missing part in our theory of matter reveals how we'll find it.
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Something very strange is happening inside the Moon: 'Our team was genuinely puzzled'

Scientists have long wondered why the two sides of the Moon look so different. Now we know why
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We may finally know what happened to the missing water on Mars

A new study may have uncovered the Red Planet’s long-lost water – and a fresh lead in the search for life
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Massive star-forming cloud found strangely close to Earth

Don’t expect a second Sun anytime soon, though
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Lyrids meteor shower tonight: How and when to see the ancient fireball display

Prepare to be dazzled as the Lyrids light up the sky for the next few days
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Scientists may have just solved one of space’s biggest mysteries

Why carbon-rich asteroids rarely reach the ground may hold the key to our cosmic origin story.
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Are satellites burning up in the atmosphere bad for the environment?

Particles released by decaying satellites could be causing an unwanted, harmful impact to the ozone layer.
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Something really strange is happening to one of our closest galactic neighbours

A nearby galaxy is being shredded by gravity – and it could rewrite our cosmic history
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Cosmic jets: How some of the most violent (and beautiful) phenomena in the Universe are born

You need just three ingredients to make these truly colossal ‘double-sided lightsabers’
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When will the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies collide?

Every hour, it gets 432,000km closer
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How old is Jupiter's Great Red Spot, really?

How old is Jupiter's Great Red Spot? Recent research suggests it may not be as old as you thought.
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If everything stopped spinning, would gravity cease to exist?

Yes, including you
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A 'Bermuda Triangle of Space' has created a no-go region above Earth. Here's how

Above Earth, there is a void, a no-go zone that spacecraft enter at their own peril
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